So wie ein Kind, dem man ein Spielzeug schenkt, Das Ding beschaut und herzt und dann zerbricht, Und morgen schon des Gebers nimmer denkt, So hältst du spielend in der kleinen Hand Mein Herz, das ich dir gab, als hübschen Tand, Und wie es zuckt und leidet, siehst du nicht.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Karl Franz Schwarz , "Die Schöne ", 1948 [ voice and piano (or orchestra?) ], from Musik des Einsamen, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Schöne", written 1912
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La bella", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The beautiful woman", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La belle", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-19
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