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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Liebe, Liebste in der Ferne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Liebe, Liebste, in der Ferne,
wie so sehr entbehr' ich Dich! 
Leuchteten mir milde Sterne,
ach, wie bald ihr Glanz erblich! 

Wenn ich deine weichen Wangen
leis in meine Hände nahm,
und voll zärtlichem Verlangen
Mund zu Mund zum Kusse kam;

wenn ich deine Schläfen rührte
durch der Haare duftig Netz,
o, wie war, was uns verführte,
beiden uns so süß Gesetz! 

Und nun gehst du fern und einsam. 
Ach, wie achtlos spielt das Glück! 
Bringt, was einmal uns gemeinsam,
noch einmal sein Strom zurück? 

Liebe, Liebste, in der Ferne,
wie so sehr entbehr' ich dich! 
Leuchteten uns milde Sterne,
ach, wie schnell ihr Glanz erblich!

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914) [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 Henk Bijvanck (1909 - 1969), "Liebe, Liebste in der Ferne", 1965. [tenor and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Amour, bien-aimée, au loin", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 106

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