by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Wie sollt' ich widerstreben?
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie sollt' ich widerstreben? Dir hab' ich mich ergeben, Ich lebe nur in dir, In dir, solang du weilest, Und wo du mir enteilest, Lebt Schmerz um dich in mir.
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- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Frühling Liebster, 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 Adolf Beyschlag (1845 - 1914), "Wie sollt' ich widerstreben? ", op. 1 no. 1, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder aus dem Liebesfrühling von Rückert , no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Wie sollt' ich widerstreben? ", op. 16 (8 kleine Lieder für Mezzosopran) no. 6, published 1868 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]
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