by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and possibly by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803) and possibly by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Nach Hans Hadloub Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Ob ich dich liebe, weiß ich nicht. Seh' ich nur einmal dein Gesicht, Seh' dir ins Auge nur einmal, Frei wird mein Herz von aller Qual. Gott weiß, wie mir so wohl geschicht! Ob ich dich liebe, weiß ich nicht.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760 - 1802), "Nach Hans Hadloub", published 1803, from Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft V, no. 13
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
- possibly by Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (1719 - 1803)
- possibly by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull , Dr Siglind Bruhn
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 40