by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Hätt ich irgend wohl Bedenken
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hätt ich irgend wohl Bedenken, Balch, Bokhara, Samarkand, Süßes Liebchen, dir zu schenken Dieser Städte Rausch und Tand? Aber frag einmal den Kaiser, Ob er dir die Städte gibt? Er ist herrlicher und weiser; Doch er weiß nicht, wie man liebt. Herrscher, zu dergleichen Gaben Nimmermehr bestimmst du dich! Solch ein Mädchen muß man haben Und ein Bettler sein wie ich.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Hätt ich irgend wohl Bedenken", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 43, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Podria tenir cap dubte", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Would I even think twice about it?", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Credi che potrei esitare", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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