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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Zweifelnder Wunsch
 (Sung text for setting by S. Hausegger)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn Worte dir vom Rosenmunde wehen,
Bist du so schön! -- gesenkten Angesichts
Und still, bist du so schön! -- was soll ich fleh'n:
O rede mir!? o sage nichts!?

Drum laß mich zwischen beiden Himmeln schwanken,
Halb schweigend, sprechend halb, beglücke mich
Und flüstre mir, wie heimlich in Gedanken,
Das süße Wort: "Ich liebe dich!"

Composition:

    Set to music by Siegmund von Hausegger (1872 - 1948), "Zweifelnder Wunsch" [ tenor and piano ], from Lieder der Liebe nach Dichtungen von Nikolaus Lenau für Tenor und Pianoforte, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Zweifelnder Wunsch", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Fünftes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte

See other settings of this text.

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

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


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 55

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