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Warum willst du and're fragen, Die's nicht meinen treu mit dir? Glaube nicht, als was dir sagen Diese beiden Augen hier! Glaube nicht den fremden Leuten, Glaube nicht dem eignen Wahn; Nicht mein Tun auch sollst du deuten, Sondern sieh die Augen an! Schweigt die Lippe deinen Fragen, Oder zeugt sie gegen mich? Was auch meine Lippen sagen, Sieh mein Aug', ich liebe dich!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Clara Schumann, née Wieck (1819 - 1896), "Warum willst du and're fragen", op. 12 no. 11, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte aus Friedrich Rückerts Liebesfrühling [nos. 2,4,11 by Clara Schumann; the rest by Robert Schumann], no. 11, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Stern (1820 - 1883), "Die Botschaft", op. 15 (3 Duette für Sopran und Alt, oder Tenor und Bass mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1843 [ vocal duet with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Friedrich Zöllner (1800 - 1860), "Zweifle nicht", published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling von Fr. Rückert. 9 Lieder , no. 5, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Per què vols preguntar als altres", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Waarom wil je 't anderen vragen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "Why will you question others", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pourquoi demander aux autres", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Perché domandi ad altri", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
Why will you question others, Who are not faithful to you? Believe nothing but what Both these eyes say! Believe not strange people, Believe not peculiar fancies; Even my actions you shouldn't interpret, But look in these eyes! Will lips silence your questions, Or turn them against me? Whatever my lips may say, See my eyes: I love you!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 1996 by David Kenneth Smith, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59