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by Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715 - 1759)

Ja, liebster Damon! Ich bin überwunden
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ja, [liebster]1 Damon! Ich bin überwunden,
Mein Geist empfindet, was er nie empfunden;
Ich fühl die von mir sonst verlachten Schmerzen
Jezt in dem Herzen.

Als ich die Hand jüngst, die dein Auge deckte,
Vorwitzig fortriß; Himmel! was erweckte
Dein schönes Auge, voller treuen Thränen,
Mir nicht für Sehnen!

Ich floh und weinte. Wie ward mir zu Muthe!
Ein heftig Feuer wallte mir im Blute.
Die Flammen werden unaufhörlich währen,
Die mich verzehren.

Komm treuster Damon! den ich mir erwähle,
Auf meinen Lippen schwebt mir schon die Seele,
Um durch die deinen, unter Scherz und küssen,
In dich zu fliessen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ewald Christian von Kleist (1715 - 1759), "Fillis an Damon", appears in Gedichte vom Verfasser des Frühling, in Kleinere Gedichte [author's text checked 1 time 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 Josef Antonín Štěpán (1726 - 1797), "Philis an Damon", published 1778-9 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 101

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