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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Wechselgesang
 (Sung text for setting by C. Cui)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie konntest du, da du mir bist gegeben
Als Herz in meinem Busen vom Geschick,
Wie konntest du von mir so fern entschweben?
Wer misst sein Herz nur einen Augenblick?

Wie durftest du, da du mir bist verliehen
Als Hauch des Lebens, der die Brust mir hebt,
Wie durftest du so lang dich mir entziehen?
Wie kann ich leben, wo mein Hauch entschwebt?

Composition:

    Set to music by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Wechselgesang", op. 37 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1887? [ voice and piano ], St. Petersburg: A. Büttner / Hamburg: D. Rahter

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 57

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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-04
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