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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Ich kann es nicht vergessen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich kann es nicht vergessen,
Geliebtes, holdes Weib,
Daß ich dich einst besessen,
Die Seele und den Leib.

Den Leib möcht ich noch haben,
Den Leib so zart und jung;
Die Seele könnt ihr begraben,
Hab selber Seele genung.

Ich will meine Seele zerschneiden,
Und hauchen die Hälfte dir ein,
Und will dich umschlingen, wir müssen
Ganz Leib und Seele sein.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1812-1827, no. 43, originally in Tragödien nebst einem lyrischen Intermezzo, 1823 [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 Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "Ich kann es nicht vergessen", 1890, from Two Lieder (Heine), no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Oscheit , "Ich kann es nicht vergessen", op. 35 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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