If I knew for certain that my beloved would hear it | If I knew for certain that my beloved would hear it

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

[No title]

(Sung text for setting by H. Goetz)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Wüßt' ich gewiß, daß es mein Liebster hörte,
Mit lauter Stimme fing' ich an zu singen.
Zu viele Berg' und Thäler sind dazwischen,
Und meine Stimme kann zu ihm nicht dringen.
Ach, dränge zu ihm hin mein lauter Schmerz,
Zufrieden gäbe sich dies arme Herz!

Composition:

Hermann (Gustav) Goetz

Rispetti: Sechs Italienische Volksgesänge

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 93, first published 1860

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "If I knew for certain that my beloved would hear it", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
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Word count: 46

If I knew for certain that my beloved would hear it

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Goetz)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

If I knew for certain that my beloved would hear it,
I would start singing in a loud voice.
Too many mountains and valleys are between us,
And my voice cannot reach all the way to him.
Ah, if my deep pain could but reach him,
Then this poor heart of mine would be content!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 93, first published 1860
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-12-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 55