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O wär dein Haus durchsichtig wie ein Glas, Mein Holder, wenn ich mich vorüberstehle! Dann säh' ich drinnen dich ohn Unterlaß, Wie blickt' ich dann nach dir mit ganzer Seele! Wie viele Blicke schickte dir mein Herz, Mehr als da Tropfen hat der Fluß im März! Wie viele Blicke schickt' ich dir entgegen, Mehr als da Tropfen niedersprühn im Regen!
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- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Vorría che la tua casa tralucesse", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "O wär dein Haus durchsichtig wie ein Glas", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 40. [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Donna Bareket) , title 1: "Oh, were your house transparent as glass", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
Text added to the website: 2004-01-17 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:03
Line count: 8
Word count: 60
Oh, were your house transparent as glass, My darling, when I steal by! Then I would see you inside without ceasing, How I would look at you with my whole soul! How many glances would my heart send to you, More than there are drops in the river in March! How many looks would I send towards you, More than the drops that fall in the rain!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, first published 1860
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Vorría che la tua casa tralucesse", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
Text added to the website: 2004-01-17 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:03
Line count: 8
Word count: 67