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Ihr schwarzen Äuglein! Wenn ihr nur winket, Es fallen Häuser ein, Es fallen Städte; Und diese Leimenwand Vor meinem Herzen -- Bedenk doch nur einmal -- Die sollt nicht fallen!
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Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Sizilianisches Lied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, Sicilian [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Leo Grill (1846 - 1919?), "Sicilianisches Lied", op. 6 no. 4, published 1874 [baritone or low tenor and piano], from Gesellige Lieder von W. Göthe, für Bariton oder tiefen Tenor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 4 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Sizilianisches Lied", 1962 [TTB chorus a cappella], from Lieder, Oden und Szenen, no. 4 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Friedrich von Wickede (1834 - 1904), "Sicilianisches Lied", op. 81 (Drei Lieder für 1 Mittelstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1880 [medium voice and piano], Kassel, Voigt [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875) CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA ; composed by Johannes Brahms.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson sicilienne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-29
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Word count: 28
Ses petits yeux noirs ! Pour une œillade d'elle Les maisons s'écroulent Les villes s'écroulent ; Et ce mur d'argile Devant mon cœur -- Pensez donc-- Ne devrait pas s'écrouler ?
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Sizilianisches Lied"
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, Sicilian [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2012-09-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 30