If I were now to send you at once the white sheet of paper

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lieb Kind

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

 ... 
   Wie du so freundlich meine Sehnsucht stilltest
   Mit süßem Wort und mich so ganz verwöhntest.
Sogar dein Lispeln glaubt ich auch zu lesen,
   Womit du liebend meine Seele fülltest
   Und mich auf ewig vor mir selbst verschöntest.

Note: the text above is taken from lines 10-14 of the original text.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Sie kann nicht enden", appears in Sonette, no. 10

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-14
Line count: 14
Word count: 102

If I were now to send you at once the...

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 
   How you quenched my longing so graciously
   With sweet words, and spoiled me so completely!
I fancied I could read even your whispers,
   With which you lovingly filled my soul
   And forevermore made me more beautiful in my own eyes.

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