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by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)

Worte such' ich mir vergebens
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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Worte such' ich mir vergebens
  In des Herzens [vollem]1 Drang;
Jede Seligkeit des Lebens
  Hat nicht Worte, nur Gesang.

Nur in Tönen kann ich's zeigen,
  Nur dem Liede sey's vertraut;
Was die [Lippen dir verschweigen]2.
  Meine Thräne sagt es laut.

Und von zauberischem Wehen
  Fühl' ich meine Brust bewegt.
Der allein kann mich verstehen,
  Der mein Glück im Herzen trägt!

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•   J. La Trobe •   P. Lindpaintner 

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1 Lindpaintner: "heißem"
2 Lindpaintner: "Lippe die verschwiegen"

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), no title, appears in Hedwig, Act III, Scene 2 [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 Eduard August Grell (1800 - 1886), "Wort und Gesang", op. 53 (Sechs Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1884 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich von Kerstorf , "Lied aus Hedwig", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf deutsche Lieder, für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Lied aus 'Hedwig'", op. 76 (12 Lieder und Romanzen für 1 und 2 Singstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 11, KWV. 9112 no. 11 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Friedrich Bonneval de La Trobe (1769 - 1845), "Gesang zu dem Schauspiel Hedwig", from Drei Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Peter Joseph Lindpaintner (1791 - 1856), "Das liebende Mädchen", op. 37 (Lieder-Sammlung für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2011-10-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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