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by Michael Wurm (1820 - 1876)

Das erste Wort, ach fänd's in Deinem...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das erste Wort, ach fänd's in Deinem Herzen 
Den kleinsten Raum, wie glücklich würd' ich sein! 
Das Zweite, sieh, das ist des Lebens Ideal, 
Der Quell des Glücks, der Urquell grösster Pein.
Das Dritte, nein, das kann ich nie vergessen, 
Denn ewig, ewig sucht es ja mein Blick; 
Um dieses könnt' ich tausend Welten opfern,
Und tausend Himmel blieben mir zurück. 
Wenn mir das Ganze nun Dein Mund verkündet,
Ist meines Lebens höchstes Glück begründet.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Vergissmeinnicht!: Zerstreute Blumen auf dem Grabe eines Frühverblichenen. Gedichte von Michael Wurm, München, Verlag von Joseph Wurm, 1873, page 38.

Note: beneath the poem, in boldface, are the letters "I. I. D." This may be a typo for "I.L.D." and a hint for the answer to the riddle ("Ich liebe dich"). There are many variants of this text in existence; this may not be the text used by B. E. Philipp, as the Leuckart catalogue indicates the author of the texts as "B.".

A variant of the poem appears in a publication from 1838 credited to "M. J. R." in Wiener Lese-Walzer voll Witz und Leben, nebst einer Räthsel-Sturm-Galoppe, einer großen Calembourg's Simphonie, und einem interessanten Parodien-Marsche componiert und herausgegeben von M. J. R., Wien, 1838.


Text Authorship:

  • by Michael Wurm (1820 - 1876), "Räthsel" [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 Bernhard Eduard Philipp (1803 - 1850), "Drei Worte an ---", op. 18 ([Fünf] Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published c1840 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-03-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 75

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