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Ich weiß nicht, wie's geschieht, Daß, was mein Herz auch singt, Mir immerdar ins Lied Ein Klang der Liebe klingt; Daß ich nicht schweigen kann Von ihrem Paradies, Wiewohl aus seinem Bann Man lange mich verstieß. Dann ahn' ich selber kaum: Sing' ich von künft'gem Glück? Sing' ich den süßen Traum Der Jugend mir zurück?
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, Vierzehnte Auflage, Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1849, page 99.
Authorship
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 41 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Ich weiss nicht, wie's geschieht ", op. 58 ([Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884 - 1920), "Ich weiß nicht, wie's geschieht", A. Add. 3 (<<1912) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Werner (Erich) Josten (1885 - 1963), "Lied", published 1926 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Moritz Weyermann (flourished 1872), "Ich weiss nicht, wie's geschieht", op. 25 (Zehn Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Ich weiss nicht, wie’s geschieht", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 55
I do not know how it happens That whatever my heart sings, Always a sound of love Rings out in my song; That I cannot be silent About [love's] paradise, Although for a long time already I have been banished from its enchantment. Then I myself hardly can tell: Do I sing of future happiness? Do I sing the sweet dream Of youth back for myself?
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Translations of title(s):
"Ich weiss nicht, wie’s geschieht" = "I do not know how it happens"
"Lied" = "Song"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 41
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 66