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by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880)

Von der Liebe nur Blinde sollen singen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Von der Liebe nur Blinde sollen singen,
Denn die Liebe ist blind;
Von der [Lieb']1 nur Greise sollen singen,
Denn der Greis ist ein Kind.

Von der Liebe nur Leidende sollen singen,
Denn die Liebe ist Leid,
Und tät' sie auch [hunderttausendmal]2 klingen
[Wie die]3 Fröhlichkeit.

Und die Lieb' und die Blindheit irren Beide
[Durch die]4 Welt immerzu;
Doch im Tode strahlt Licht für alle Beide,
Und im Grabe ist Ruh'!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Draeseke •   C. Keller 

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Confirmed with Abend-Zeitung Nr. 202, 23. Aug. 1823, Dresden

1 Draeseke: "Liebe"
2 Draeseke, Keller: "tausendmal"
3 Draeseke: "Wie"
4 Draeseke: "In der"

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880), no title, appears in Der Blinde, no. 2 [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 Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Der Blinde", op. 29 no. 6, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Liebes-Wonne und -Weh. Sechs Gesänge für Bariton (oder Mezzo-Sopran) mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Carl Keller (1784 - 1855), "Der Blinde"
    • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

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