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by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905)

Ich habe dich immer lieber
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich habe dich immer lieber,
Je tiefer der Abgrund klafft,
Das ist das Todesfieber,
Die Hölle der Leidenschaft.

Du Engel, an den ich glaubte,
Hauchst mich versteinernd an,
Vor deinem Medusenhaupte
Erstarrt mein schönster Wahn!

Ach, daß ich es nicht wüßte,
Du kindliche Gestalt,
Du Blume, die ich küßte,
Auch du bist todt und kalt!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hermann von Lingg, Gedichte, dritter Band, Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, 1870. Appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 22, page 113.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Buch der Liebe, no. 22, Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, first published 1870 [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 Robert Steuer (1831 - 1895), "Ich habe dich immer lieber", op. 34, Heft 1 no. 3, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder aus dem Buch der Liebe von H. Lingg für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Nürnberg, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Melanie Trumbull , Paul Ezust [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-06-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

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