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by Joseph Mendelssohn (1817 - 1856)

Grüße
 (Sung text for setting by A. Methfessel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hinüber, weiße Taube,
Flieg' zu meinem Liebchen hin,
Sage ihr, daß ich zum Raube,
Ach! dem Schmerz, der Sehnsucht bin!   
Eile, eile, eile,
Raste nie,
Grüße sie!  

Zieht hinüber, Zephyrlüfte,
Kühlet ihrer Wangen Glut, 
Bringt zurück der Rose Düfte,
Die an ihrem Busen ruht. 
Eile, eile, eile,
Raste nie,
Grüße sie!

Zieh' hinüber, Mondesleuchten,
Küßen schließ' das Auge ihr.   
Sollten Thränen es befeuchten?  -- 
Mondstrahl, bringe Kunde mir! 
Eile, eile, eile,
Raste nie,
Grüße sie!

Composition:

    Set to music by (Johann) Albert Gottlieb Methfessel (1785 - 1869), "Grüße" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with Das singende Deutschland, seibente Auflage, vierter Band, Leipzig: Philipp Reclam jun., 1854. no. 274, pages 122 - 125

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Mendelssohn (1817 - 1856), "Grüße", appears in Wilde Blumen, in Wanderbilder

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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2018-07-01
Line count: 21
Word count: 82

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