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by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)

Warum?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Warum ich dich liebe?  --  Die Nachtigall frage 
Warum sie so sehnende Lieder dir singt; 
Verstehst du der Lerche laut jubelnde Sprache 
Wenn schmetternd zum Äther sie aufwärts sich schwingt?  

Es flüstert im Walde, es rauscht in den Wogen, 
Der Himmel erglänzet  --  ich weiß nicht, warum?  
So hat es mein Herz auch zu dir hingezogen, 
Ich liebe und singe, und weiß nicht  --  warum? 

Confirmed with Gedichte von Richard Pohl, Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, 1859, page 14. Appears in Helle Tage.


Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896), "Warum?", appears in Gedichte, in Helle Tage, Weimar: Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, first published 1859 [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 Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Warum?", op. 61 (3 Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme) no. 1, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Bendel (1833 - 1874), "Warum", op. 100 (Acht Lieder) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Martin Roeder (1851 - 1895), "Warum?", op. 44 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]

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