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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Lesebuch
 (Sung text for setting by E. Pepping)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wunderlichtstes Buch der Bücher 
ist das Buch der Liebe; 
aufmerksam hab' ich's gelesen: 
wenig Blätter Freuden, 
ganze Hefte Leiden; 
einen Abschnitt macht die Trennung. 
Wiedersehn! ein klein Kapitel, 
fragmentarisch. Bände Kummers, 
mit Erklärungen verlängert, 
endlos, ohne Maß. 
O! Nisami!- doch am Ende 
hast den rechten Weg gefunden; 
Unauflösliches, wer löst es? 
Liebende sich wieder findend.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "Lesebuch", 1946, published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 28

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Lesebuch", written 1816, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 3. Buch der Liebe -- Uschk Nameh

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 58

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