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by Emilie Hörmann von Hörbach, née Geiger (1843 - 1921), as Angelika von Hörmann

Wenn du mir nahst und schaust mir stumm...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wenn du mir nahst und schaust mir stumm erröthend
Ins Angesicht,
Warum ich zitternd immer dir entfliehe,
Das frag' mich nicht.

Wenn alles schläft, in meinem kleinen Zimmer
Siehst du noch Licht,
Um was ich da so lang, so innig bete,
Das frag' mich nicht.

Der Schlummer naht und um die Seele spinnt sich
Ein süß Gesicht;
Warum ich morgens feuchten Blicks dich grüße,
O frag' mich nicht. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Emilie Hörmann von Hörbach, née Geiger (1843 - 1921), as Angelika von Hörmann, "Stille Liebe" [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "O frag' mich nicht", op. 371 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Pembaur (1848 - 1923), "Stille Liebe", op. 7 no. 4, published 1882 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], from Grüsse aus Tyrol. Sechs Lieder tirolischer Dichter für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Innsbruck, Gross [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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