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by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870)

Wir haben uns beide verstanden
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wir haben uns beide verstanden
Im heimlichen Blick und Gruß, 
Wir theilen zusammen die Thräne,
Wir theilen zusammen den Kuß.

Wir lachen der modernden Toten, 
Die uns im Leben gehaßt,
Und aller lebendigen Herzen,
Die nie die Gottheit erfaßt.

Wir fürchten uns nimmer zu sterben,
Wenn wir mit einander vergehn;
Zum Tode nur würd' uns das Leben,
Müßt' unsre Liebe verwehn.

Confirmed with Gedichte von Adolf Böttger, Dritte vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig, Otto Klemm, 1847, page 40. Appears in Frühlingsmelodieen


Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Wir haben uns beide verstanden", appears in Gedichte, in Frühlingsmelodieen [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 Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Wir haben uns beide verstanden", op. 30 (Vier Gesänge) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Oskar Paul (1836 - 1898), "Wir haben uns beide verstanden", op. 3 (Sechs Gedichte von Ad. Böttger für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1863 [ voice and piano ], Köln, Küpper [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2019-09-14
Line count: 12
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