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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

O wärst du wie der Wiederhall
 (Sung text for setting by T. Kirchner)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
O wärst du wie der Wiederhall,
Der Lieb' auf Liebe wiedergiebt!
Bin ich doch wie die Nachtigall,
Die dann nur singet wenn sie liebt. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Theodor Fürchtegott Kirchner (1823 - 1903), "O wärst du wie der Wiederhall", op. 6 (Vier Lieder), Heft 2 (Zwei Gedichte von Hoffmann von Fallersleben) no. 2, published 1855 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 167

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