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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Weißt du, warum ich bei dir bin so gerne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Weißt du, warum ich bei dir bin so gerne,
Landfremder Findling, liebe Kostbarkeit?
Die andern Leute sind ein Haufen Sterne,
Du wie der Mond bist einzig weit und breit.
Was andre sprechen, ist wie Sand der Düne,
Was du sprichst, ist wie Edelstein im Schacht.
Die andern machte Gott mit der Maschine,
Mit seinen Händen hat er dich gemacht.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), "Begegnung I" [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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Begegnung", op. 63 (6 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier) no. 2 (1929) [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rencontre", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 59

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