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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Vierundzwanzig Stunden soll ich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Vierundzwanzig Stunden soll ich
Warten auf das höchste Glück,
Das mir blinzelnd süß verkündet,
Blinzelnd süß der Seitenblick.

Oh! die Sprache ist so dürftig,
Und das Wort ein plumpes Ding;
Wird es ausgesprochen, flattert
Fort der schöne Schmetterling.

Doch der Blick, der ist unendlich,
Und er macht unendlich weit
Deine Brust, wie einen Himmel
Voll gestirnter Seligkeit.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Emma, no. 2 [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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Vierundzwanzig Stunden soll ich", 2011 [ voice and piano ], from Emma, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Vierundzwanzig Stunden soll ich", 2007, published c2007-8 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 2, Clarisse-Tragödie, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Mauke (1867 - 1930), "Emma", op. 45 (Drei kleine Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 2, published 1905 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

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