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O Frühlingsabenddämmerung! O laues, lindes Weh'n, Ihr Blütenbäume, sprecht, was tut ihr so zusammensteh'n? Vertraut ihr das Geheimnis euch Von uns'rer Liebe süß? Was flüstert ihr ein ander zu Von uns'rer Liebe süß?
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- by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872), "Geheimnis", appears in Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1869 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Geheimnis", op. 71 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 3 (1877), published 1877 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Secret", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Secret", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Geheim", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:23
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O lenteavondschemering, O windje, lauw, sereen, En bomen, bloeiend, spreek, waarom Staan jullie zo bijeen? Vertel je het geheim elkaar Van onze liefde zoet? Wat fluister je elkander toe Van onze liefde zoet?
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872), "Geheimnis", appears in Vermischte Gedichte, first published 1869
Text added to the website: 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:32
Line count: 8
Word count: 33