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Wolle Keiner mich fragen, Warum mein Herz so schlägt, Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht sagen, Was mich bewegt. Als wie im Traume schwanken Trunken die Sinne mir; Alle meine Gedanken Sind nur bei dir. Ich habe die Welt vergessen, Seit ich dein Auge gesehn; Ich möchte dich an mich pressen Und still im Kuß vergehn. Mein Leben möcht' ich lassen Um ein Lächeln vor dir, Und du - ich kann's nicht fassen - Versagst es mir. Ist's Schicksal, ist's dein Wille? Du siehst mich nicht. - Nun wein' ich stille, stille, Bis das Herz mir [zerbricht]1.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Berlin [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Oskar Bolck (1837 - 1888), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Gottlieb Erfurt (1807 - 1856), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", op. 43 no. 2, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], from In die Ferne. 4 Lieder, no. 2, Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 52 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1884), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hedwig Hertz , "Wolle Keiner mich fragen" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with Meine Lieder. Den Freunden aufgezeichnet, Berlin, 1861, Verlag der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, pages 45-46 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1843 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Lammers (1829 - 1888), "Wolle keiner mich fragen ", op. 11 (Fünf Gesänge für Alto oder Bariton) no. 3, published 1863 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Hannover, Nagel  [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Neumann , "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 25 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, Oertel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Louis Nicodé (1853 - 1919), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 15 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1878 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl, Graf Nostitz , "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 11, Prag, Hoffmann's Wwe. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Proch (1809 - 1878), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 226, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen ", op. 62 (Vier Lieder im Volkston für Männerchor) no. 4, published 1884 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", 1869 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", 1873 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Richter (1846 - 1919), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen ", op. 12 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Hermann Seyffardt (1859 - 1942), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Slansky , "Wolle keiner mich fragen", op. 24 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Prag, Hoffmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ida Sothmann (1863 - 1926), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", published 1897 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", WoO. 106 (1842) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Salomon Sulzer (1834 - 1891), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Umwandlung", op. 64 no. 2, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], from Ein Liebes-Roman in zwölf Liedern. Poesien von Geibel, Heine und A. , no. 2, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Severin Warteresiewicz (1852 - 1923), "Wolle Keiner mich fragen", op. 2 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anja Bunzel) , "Does nobody want to ask me", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-10-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 93
Does nobody want to ask me, Why my heart beats so fast, I cannot believe it, I cannot tell What it is that moves me. My senses alternate Like drunk dreams; All my thoughts Are only concerned with you. I have forgotten about the world, Since I saw your eyes; I want to lean against you And kiss you silently. I want to die For the sake of your smile, And you – I cannot believe it – Reject me. Is it destiny? Is it your will? You do not see me. Now I will cry quietly, Until my heart breaks.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Wolle keiner mich fragen", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Berlin
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-24
Line count: 20
Word count: 101