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possibly by D. H. Fuchs

Die Kunst zu küssen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Chosen for Diff
Rosenlippen, Purpurspangen,
zarte Bänder von Karmin,
sagt, was zieht mich, mein Verlangen
stets auf's Neue zu euch hin?
Manches junge hübsche Kindchen
hab' ich schon zuvor geküsst,
doch noch nie ein süß'res Mündchen,
als das deine, Liebchen, ist!

Sanft weißt du den Mund zu spitzen,
und dein Atem ist Genuss;
würd' ich Jahre bei dir sitzen,
süß und neu wär' jeder Kuss.
Ja, nur du verstehst das Küssen,
und die Kunst ist etwas wert;
aber eins nur möcht' ich wissen,
wieviel Lehrer dich's gelehrt!

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by D. H. Fuchs  [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 Joseph Küffner (1776 - 1856), "Die Kunst zu küssen" [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2026-09-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 84

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