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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Wer in der Liebsten Auge blickt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wer in der Liebsten Auge blickt,
Der hat die Welt vergessen.
Der kann nicht, wen ihr Arm umstrickt,
Was draußen liegt, ermessen.

Ich halt' in meinem Arm ein Glück,
Wer kann es mir entziehen?
Und nähm' es morgen Gott zurück,
War's heut mir doch geliehen.

Verlangen kann ein Menschenherz
Nichts Besseres auf Erden,
Als fühlen Liebeslust und Schmerz
Und dann begraben werden.

A. Clauset sets stanza 3

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen [or Entfremdet], no. 41 [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 A. T. Clauset , "Verlangen kann ein Menschenherz", published 1895, stanza 3 [ voice and piano ], from Andenken. Drei Albumblätter für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Rotterdam, Lichtenauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Karl) Georg Göhler (1874 - 1954), "Wer in der Liebsten Auge blickt", 1930 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Drei Duette, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Friedrich August Hering (1819 - 1889), "Wer in der Liebsten Auge blickt", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Wer in der Liebsten Auge blickt", op. 21 (10 Lieder) no. 6, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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