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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Soll ich von den Freuden scheiden
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Soll ich von den Freuden scheiden,
Die an Leiden stets sich reihn?
Soll ich hassen nun die Leiden,
Die mir Freuden nur verleihn?

Tag muß stets in Nacht verschweben,
Mitternacht in Morgenroth.
Liebeslust wird Leidesleben,
Lebenswonne -- Wonnetod.

Leidend lieb' ich, liebend leb' ich,
Jede Nacht wird Morgenroth.
So verweil' ich, so verschweb' ich,
Leid und Freude raubt Ein Tod.

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Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben, in Liebe und Leid, no. 5 [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 (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Soll ich von den Freuden scheiden", op. 9 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3, published 1854 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

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