Dein süßes Bild, O Lyda,
Schwebt stets vor meinem Blick;
Allein in trüben Zähren,
Daß du es selbst nicht bist.

Ich seh' es, wenn der Abend
Mir dämmert, wenn der Mond
Mir glänzt, seh' ich's, und weine,
Daß du es selbst nicht bist.

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Composition:

Set to music by Bernhard Anselm Weber (1764 - 1821), "Lyda", stanzas 1-2

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724 - 1803), "Edone", written 1767

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Edone", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Édone", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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