by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Aus Erwin und Elmire See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Erwin Sie liebt mich! Sie liebt mich! Welch schreckliches Beben! Fühl' ich mich selber? Bin ich am Leben? Sie liebet mich! Sie liebt mich! Ach, rings so anders! Bist du's noch, Sonne? Bist du's noch, Hütte? Trage die Wonne, Seliges Herz! Sie liebt mich! Sie liebt mich!
About the headline (FAQ)
Note: in some versions of the Goethe poem, "Ha!" appears at the beginning of several lines.
Note: a typo appears in Vermeulen's edition, in stanza 2, line 4, word 1 ("Frage").
Composition:
- Set to music by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880 - 1951), "Aus Erwin und Elmire", op. 15 no. 4, from 12 Goethe-Lieder, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Erwin und Elmire, first published 1775
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "She loves me", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 51