by Charlotte von Hagn (1809 - 1891)
Dichter! was Liebe sei, mir nicht...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Dichter! was Liebe [sei]1, mir nicht verhehle! Liebe ist das Atemholen der Seele. Dichter! was ein Kuss sei, du mir verkünde! Je kürzer er ist, um so grösser die Sünde!
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Liebesfrage", op. 56 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge) no. 5, published <<1905 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 1 (1842), published 1844 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], Köln, Eck [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 2 (1854-5), published 1921 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 3 (1878-9), published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What love is", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 32