by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Aus Claudine von Villa‑Bella See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Liebliches Kind, Kannst du mir sagen, Sage, warum Zärtliche Seelen Einsam und stumm Immer sich quälen, Selbst sich betrügen, Und ihr Vergnügen Immer nur ahnden, Da wo sie nicht sind? Kannst du mir's sagen, Liebliches Kind?
Composition:
- Set to music by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Aus Claudine von Villa-Bella", op. 6 no. 5 (1904-5), from Neun Lieder von W. Goethe, no. 5, also set in Russian (Русский)
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Claudine von Villa Bella, Lied des Rugantino
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Serenade (Lieftallig kind)", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Mia cara fanciulla", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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