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Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen, Deinem Munde, deiner Brust, Deine Stimme zu vernehmen War die letzt' und erste Lust. Gestern, ach, war sie die letzte, Dann verlosch mir Leucht und Feuer, Jeder Scherz der mich ergetzte, Wird nun schuldenschwer und teuer. Eh' es Allah nicht gefällt, Uns [aufs neue]1 zu vereinen, Gibt mir Sonne, Mond und Welt Nur Gelegenheit zum Weinen.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen", op. 69 no. 8, published 1883 [ SATB quartet and piano four-hands ], from Aus Goethe's west-östlichem Divan. Zehn Quartette für S., A., T. und B. mit vierhändiger Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Klengel (1854 - 1935), "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen", op. 13 (Drei Lieder für Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1894 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen", op. 26 (Zwölf Gesänge für eine Singstimme und Piano), Heft 1 no. 1, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Suleika", op. 19b no. 3 (1915) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus dem Westöstlichen Diwan von Goethe, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Deinem Blick mich zu bequemen", 1894-1903, from 7 frühe Lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Aan jouw blik mij te gewennen, Aan jouw mond ook en je bust’, Ook jouw stem te leren kennen, Was mijn laatst’ en eerste lust. Gist’ren, ach, was het de laatste; Toen zat ‘k zonder vuur en lampen. Elke grap die jij weerkaatste, Geeft nu schuldgevoel en krampen. Zolang ‘t Allah niet staat aan, Ons opnieuw weer te verenen, Geven wereld, zon en maan Mij slechts reden om te wenen.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-08
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Word count: 70