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by Ernst Scherenberg (1839 - 1905)

Wie bettelarm ein Herz doch bliebe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
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Wie bettelarm ein Herz doch bliebe,
Das nur des Andern Freude theilt! 
Das ist das schönste Recht der Liebe, 
Daß sie des Unglücks Wunden heilt!

Kein Kuß -- wie wonnevoll er wäre --
Von Menschenlippen süßer ist,
Als wenn man heimlich eine Zähre
Von einem theuren Auge küßt!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Lang 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Ernst Scherenberg, Stürme des Frühlings. Neue Gedichte, Berlin: Verlag von Heinrich Schindler, 1865, page 99.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Scherenberg (1839 - 1905), no title, appears in Stürme des Frühlings, in Neues Leben, no. 13 [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  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Wie bettel arm ein Herz doch bliebe", 1867 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Indeed, how destitute a heart would remain", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

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