by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Ich weiß nicht Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich weiß nicht, was im Hain die Taube girret, Ob sie betrübt wie meine Seele harret des Freundes, der von ihr sich hat verirret?
Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert, Gesammelte Poetische Werke, published 1868
Composition:
- Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ich weiß nicht", op. 113 no. 11 (1859-63) [ vocal quartet of female voices ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 11, Leipzig, Peters
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Wanderung, in 1. Erster Bezirk. Italienische Gedichte, in Ritornelle, no. 34
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No sé", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ik weet niet", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
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Word count: 24