Must I live in the desert | Must I live in the desert

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possibly by E. Meier

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Muß ich in der Wüste hausen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG ITA

 Muß ich in der Wüste hausen,
 In der Wildniß, in der grausen,
 Wo nur Sand und Sonne glühen,
 Lieblich wird es in mir blühen!
 Denn, ich trage in der Brust
 Liebchens Bild und Frühlings Lust!

 Ob die Nacht mit ihren Schauern,
 Ob Gefahren mich umlauern,
 Ob sie dräuen, ob sie wüten,
 Wird ein Engel mich behüten!
 Denn, ich trage in der Brust
 Liebchens Bild und Frühlings Lust!

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possibly by E. Meier [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):

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by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lied", op. 15 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 2 (1834?), published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel, also set in English

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Also set in English, a translation by J. Wrey Mould ; composed by Josephine Lang.

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ENG English [singable] (J. Wrey Mould)
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Must I live in the desert", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-10-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

Must I live in the desert

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Must I live in the desert,
In the dreadful wilderness,
Where only sand and sun smolder,
It shall bloom beautifully within me!
For I carry in my breast
The image of my beloved and the rapture of spring!

If night with its terrors,
If dangers loom about me,
If they threaten, if they rage,
An angel shall protect me!
For I carry in my breast
The image of my beloved and the rapture of spring!

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a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by E. Meier
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This text was added to the website: 2007-10-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 75