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by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)

Wunsch
 (Sung text for setting by E. Steinkühler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ich hab' dich geliebt, du ahntest es nicht.
Ich wollte sprechen, ich durft' es nicht,
Ich harrte besserer Stunden.

Die besser'n Stunden, ich fand sie nicht,
Ein and'rer kam, er zögerte nicht.
Ich bin deinem Herzen entschwunden.

Wohl mag er dich lieben, ich weiss es nicht;
Ob treuer, als ich, ich glaub' es nicht.
O, hättest dein Glück du gefunden!

Composition:

    Set to music by Emil Steinkühler (1821 - 1872), "Wunsch", op. 24 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1853 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Mainz, Schott

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Wunsch", appears in Lieder, in Stimmungen und Gestalten, first published 1844

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

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-06
Line count: 9
Word count: 65

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