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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Wenn ich fern von dir
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ach, von tiefen Leiden
ist die Seele voll,
weil ich dir vom Herzen
los mich reißen soll.

Blickst mir innig kosend
arglos ins Gesicht;
was mich heimlich quälet,
ahnst du, Mädchen, nicht.

Und dein freundlich Lächeln
um den süßen Mund
bringt mich fast zum Weinen,
macht das Herz mir wund.

Ja, du gleichst dem Monde
spielend auf der Flut,
ich dem Sonnenstrahle,
der auf Wolken ruht.

Leih', mein Mond, o leihe
letzten Schein von mir,
dass du doch noch glänzest,
wenn ich fern von dir!

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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Wenn ich fern von dir", op. 53 no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2026-10-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 85

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