Wenn ich wüßte, daß Du warten würdest,-- Wandern würd' ich, wer weiß wie weit. Haus und Heimat würd' ich verlassen Und die Stätte meiner Kinderzeit. Lachend würd' ich mit schnellen Schritten, Durch das dunkle Thal des Todes gehen, Wüst ich es nur, ich würde drüben, Dich und deine Augen wieder sehen.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Ewald Straesser (1867 - 1933), "Wenn ich wüsste", op. 20 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Agnes Miegel (1879 - 1964), "Wenn ich wüßte"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "If I knew", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-23
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