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War es dir, dem diese Lippen bebten, Dir der dargebotne süße Kuß? Gibt ein irdisch Leben so Genuß? Ha! wie Licht und Glanz vor meinen Augen schwebten, Alle Sinne nach den Lippen strebten! In den klaren Augen blickte Sehnsucht, die mir zärtlich winkte, Alles klang im Herzen wieder, Meine Blicke sanken nieder, Und die Lüfte tönten Liebeslieder! Wie ein Sternenpaar Glänzten die Augen, die Wangen Wiegten das goldene Haar, Blick und Lächeln schwangen Flügel, und die süßen Worte gar Weckten das tiefste Verlangen; O Kuß, wie war dein Mund so brennend rot! Da starb ich, fand ein Leben erst im schönsten Tod.
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- by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 8, chapter heading: "Wie Peter die schöne Magelone besuchte" [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "War es dir, dem diese Lippen bebten", op. 33 no. 7 (1861-65), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Die schöne Magelone. Romanzen aus L. Tiecks Magelone, no. 7, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Era per a tu que aquests llavis tremolaven", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Was 't voor jou dat deze lippen beefden?", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Was it you for whom these lips trembled", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Fu per te, che queste labbra", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Ar tai tau žėravo šitos lūpos", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , copyright © 2016, (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: 18
Word count: 102
Senin için miydi bu dudakların titremesi, Senin için miydi o sunulan tatlı öpücük? Dünyevi bir yaşam böyle zevk verebilir mi? Ha!Işık ve parıltılar gözlerimin önünde nasıl da dansediyordu, Tüm duygularım o dudaklara yönelmişti! O ışıl ışıl gözlerde parıldıyordu Özlem, o bana zarafetle işaret ediyordu; Herşey, herşey yüreğimde yankılanıyordu, Bakışlarım aşağıya doğru iniyor Ve esintiler aşk şarkıları fısıldıyordu. Bir çift yıldız gibi Parlıyordu gözleri, yüzünü saran Altın sarısı saçları dalgalanıyordu, Bakışı ve gülüşü kanatlanmıştı, Ve hele o tatlı sözler en derin özlemi uyandırıyordu; O öpücük! Dudakların nasıl da ateş gibi kıpkırmızıydı! Ben o anda öldüm ve en güzel ölümde bir yaşam buldum.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Turkish (Türkçe) copyright © 2016 by Gül Sabar, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 8, chapter heading: "Wie Peter die schöne Magelone besuchte"
This text was added to the website: 2016-10-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 101