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by Otto Inkermann (1823 - 1862), as C. O. Sternau

O schau mich nicht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O wüsstest du, wie bald, wie bald
die Blume welk und kahl der Wald,
du wärst so kalt und lieblos nicht,
und säh'st mir freundlich ins Gesicht.

Ein Jahr ist kurz, und kurz die Zeit,
wo Liebeslust und Glück gedeiht;
wie bald kommt dann der trübe Tag,
an dem verstummt des Herzens Schlag.

O schau mich nicht so lieblos an,
kurz ist die Zeit, und kurz der Wahn!
Der Liebe Seligkeit und Glück
bringt keine Träne dir zurück!

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Inkermann (1823 - 1862), as C. O. Sternau [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "O schau mich nicht", op. 170 no. 6, published 1855 [ alto or baritone and piano ], from [Sechs] Melodien zu C. O. Sternau's Liedern für Alt (oder Bariton), no. 6, Hannover, Nagel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-02-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 78

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