by
Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904)
Liebe mich ‑‑ ich küß' dich wach!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Liebe mich -- ich küß' dich wach!
Zu der Knospe das Lüftchen sprach.
Knospe sagte nicht nein, nicht ja, --
Doch sie wußt' nicht, wie ihr geschah.
Wie ein [seliges]1 Wonnemeer
[Wogte]2 das Lüftchen um sie her;
Küßte [ihr]3 kosend jedes Blatt,
Wurde nimmer des Küssens satt;
Koste so lange, ward nimmer müd', --
Bis die Knospe in Lieb erblüht!
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• H. Esser • J. Gall About the headline (FAQ)
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Confirmed with Frische Lieder von Hermann Rollett, Zweite vermehrte Auflage, Ulm, Stettin'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1850, page 22.
1 Esser: "sel'ges"
2 Esser: "Wogt'"
3 omitted by Gall
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Liebe mich", op. 35 no. 4, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], from Auferstehungsklänge. 6 Lieder von H. Rollet, no. 4, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jan Karol Gall (1856 - 1912), "Liebe mich", op. 17 no. 1, published 1892 [ vocal trio for female voices with piano ], from Zwei Lieder für drei Frauenstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte (Nr. 2 mit obligater Violine), no. 1, Leipzig, Verlag von F.E.C. Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Stephan Krehl (1864 - 1924), "Liebe mich!", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann (Ernst?) Levi (1839 - 1900), "Liebe mich, ich küss' dich wach", op. 5 (Zwei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1886 [ soprano and piano ], Köln, Weber [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Walter , "Liebe mich, ich küsse dich wach", op. 14 no. 3, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Alte Geschichten. Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Love me", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Love me
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Love me -- I shall kiss you awake!
The little breeze said to the bud.
The bud said neither yea nor nay, --
But she knew not what was happening to her.
Like a blissful sea of delight
The little breeze wafted about her;
Caressingly it kissed every one of her petals,
It never tired of kissing;
It caressed so long, it tired not, --
Till finally the bud blossomed with love!
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