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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Was für ein Feuer
 (Sung text for setting by S. Jemnitz)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Was für ein Feuer, o was für ein Feuer
Warf in den Busen mir der Liebe Hand!
Schon setzt es meinen zarten Leib in Brand
Und wächst an deiner Brust noch ungeheuer.
Zwei Fackeln lodern nun in eins zusammen:
Die Augen, die mich anschaun, sind zwei Kerzen,
Die Lippen, die mich küssen, sind zwei Flammen,
Die Sonne selbst halt ich an meinem Herzen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Sándor Jemnitz (1890 - 1963), "Was für ein Feuer", op. 15 (Elf Lieder) no. 4, published 1922

Text Authorship:

  • by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte (Liebesgedichte), first published 1907

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Quel feu, ô quel feu", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Knut W. Barde

This text was added to the website: 2006-08-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 63

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