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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

O wag es nicht
 (Sung text for setting by A. Nepomuceno)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
O, wag' es nicht, mit mir zu scherzen,
Zum Scherzen schloß ich keinen Bund;
O, spiele nicht mit meinem Herzen;
Weißt du noch nicht, wie sehr es wund?

Weil ich so tief für dich entbrannte,
Weil ich mich dir gezeigt so weich,
Dein Herz die süße Heimat nannte,
Und deinen Blick mein Himmelreich:

O, rüttle nicht den Stolz vom Schlummer,
Der süßer Heimat sich entreißt,
Dem Himmel, mit verschwiegnem Kummer
Auf immerdar den Rücken weist.

Composition:

    Set to music by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920), "O wag es nicht", 1894 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An *", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2015
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A *", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

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