Est-il possible, mon amour, que je te caresse

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ist's möglich, daß ich, Liebchen, dich...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ist's möglich, daß ich, Liebchen, dich kose,
Vernehme der göttlichen Stimme Schall!
Unmöglich scheint immer die Rose,
Unbegreiflich die Nachtigall.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [author's text not yet checked 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 Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Ist's möglich, daß ich, Liebchen, dich kose", 1953 [ voice and 3 clarinets ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Allen Shearer) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Est‑il possible, mon amour, que je te...

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Est-il possible, mon amour, que je te caresse,
Que j'entende le son de voix divines !
La rose semble toujours impossible,
Le rossignol inconcevable.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-18
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Word count: 23