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by Karl Lang (flourished c1891)

Scheiden und Meiden
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du Liebe mein,
so keusch und rein,
wie drangst du nur 
in fremder Leute Reden?
Wer fand die Spur 
von meines Herzens Beten
so wohl verwahrt?
Ach, Scheiden und Meiden,
du Wort so hart!

Da sie entweiht
die Seligkeit,
wie könnt' ich dir, 
mein Schatz, nun Rede steh'n?
Doch glaube mir, 
die Liebe kann nicht gehen
von rechter Art!

Ich lass zurück
Lieb', Freud' und Glück
und wand're fort,
bis ich mein Ziel errungen
an fremdem Ort;
dann kehrt, wann's mir gelungen,
zu dir die Fahrt.
Ach, Scheiden und Meiden,
du Wort so hart!

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Lang (flourished c1891), appears in Ein Traum im Atelier, first published 1891 [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 Richard Poebing (1851 - 1918), "Scheiden und Meiden", from 3 Lieder aus der Dichtung Ein Traum im Atelier von Karl Lang, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2025-12-17
Line count: 25
Word count: 94

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