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Liebe, tief verborgen, Liebeslust und Sorgen, Quelle, will ich dir vertrauen! Deinem sanften Rauschen mag ich gerne lauschen, hör' auch, du sollst in mein Herz nun schauen. Alle die Gedanken sonder Rast und Wanken nun zu der Geliebten eilen! Aber ach, ich weiß nicht, ob zu mir ihr Herz spricht, ob mein Lieben sie mag teilen. Sie, für die ich lebe, Seel' und Herz hingebe, eilt oft ohne Gruß vorüber. Ihre Blicke senkt sie, sage, woran denkt sie, wenn ihr Auge träumend blickt hinüber? Sage, o sage: Wenn im Abendscheine, ruhelos, alleine sie durch Wald und Wiese eilet, wenn sie Blumen pflücket, achtlos sie zerdrücket und am Hügel sinnend weilet? Lieblich rauschst du weiter, tönest mild und heiter, Hoffnung bringend meinem Herzen. Wohl, noch heute wag' ich's, heute Abend sag' ich's, o, vielleicht, Geliebte, heilst du meine Schmerzen.
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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Die Vertraute", op. 151 (Fünf Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1851 [ low voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Jeffrey Williams) , "The Confidante", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-03-06
Line count: 32
Word count: 138
Love, hidden deep, Love and sorrow, I want to trust you, source! To your soft noise will I happily listen listen and, You should in my heart now look. All the thoughts without rest or wavering Now rush to the beloved! But alas, I do not know, if her heart speaks to me, if she wants to share my loving. She, for whom I live, Give away my heart and soul, She often passes me quickly without even a greeting. She lowers her gaze, say, what is she thinking of, When her eye looks over there dreamily? Say, o say: When in the evening sun restless, alone she hurries through forest and meadow, when she picks flowers, and carelessly crushes them And when she lingers at the hill musing? Gracefully you carry on swiftly you sound mild and cheerful, Bringing hope to my heart. Well, today I shall dare, I'll say it tonight, Oh, maybe, beloved, you will heal my pain.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2021 by Jeffrey Williams, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2021-02-15
Line count: 32
Word count: 161