Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenig ist's, was ich begehre,
Und doch steht es mir so fern: 
Von dem ganzen Sternenheere 
Einen einz'gen lieben Stern!
Und was Himmel, Erd' und Welten
Noch umfassen -- ließ ich gern! --

Composition:

    Set to music by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), as Paul Friedrich Merxhausen, "Wunsch", published 1865? [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 5, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Müller

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wish", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-14
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