by Charlotte von Hagn (1809 - 1891)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dichter! was Liebe sei, mir nicht verhehle!
Liebe ist das Atemholen der Seele.
Dichter! was ein Kuss sei, du mir verkünde!
Je kürzer er ist, um so grösser die Sünde!

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 3 (1878-9), published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What love is", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 32