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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Könnt' ich's versteh'n!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Frag' ich Wolken und Winde:
„Sagt mir geschwinde,
habt ihr mein Liebchen geseh'n?“
schweigen Wolken und Winde,
ohne mir Rede zu steh'n.

Frag' ich droben die Sterne: 
„Habt in der Ferne
ihr nicht mein Liebchen geseh'n?“
wandern weiter die Sterne,
ohne mir Rede zu steh'n.

„Schwälbchen, dich will ich fragen,
kannst du mir sagen,
ob du mein Liebchen geseh'n?“
Lustig zwitschert das Schwälbchen.
Könnt' ich es nur versteh'n!

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Könnt' ich's versteh'n!", op. 615 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-26
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