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by Georg Hesekiel (1819 - 1874)

Ach! so zu lieben ist eine Pein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ach!  so zu lieben ist eine Pein, 
Liebst Du mich, sag mir:  Ja oder Nein! 
Ach!  was erlitt ich, seit ich Dich sah!
Sag' mir doch endlich, Nein oder Ja!  

Hoffe kein Wörtchen, groß oder klein: 
Eh' Du mir sagest:  Ja oder Nein! 
Wochen vergingen, Monde beinah, 
Und noch nicht hör' ich, nicht Nein, nicht Ja! 

Alle mein Sehnen, still wird es sein, 
Hör' ich ein ernstes Ja oder Nein!
Lieben wird Sterben, Sterben, ja, ja, 
Höre ich niemals:  Nein oder Ja! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Georg Hesekiel, Der Patrizier und sein Haus: eine Nürnbergische Geschichte, zweiter Theil, Berlin: Otto Janke, 1861, page 110. Appears in Fünftes Kapitel.


Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Hesekiel (1819 - 1874), no title, appears in Der Patrizier und sein Haus: eine Nürnbergische Geschichte [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 Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "Ja oder Nein", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 82

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