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Nimmer will ich dich verlieren! Liebe gibt der Liebe Kraft. Magst du meine Jugend zieren Mit gewaltiger Leidenschaft. Ach! Wie schmeichelt's meinem Triebe, Wenn man meinen Dichter preist! Denn das Leben ist die Liebe, Und des Lebens Leben Geist.
Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
- by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860) [author's text not yet checked 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 Martin Wegelius (1846 - 1906), "Nimmer will ich dich verlieren", 1876 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Nimmer will ich dich verlieren", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 48, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No et vull perdre mai", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "May I never lose you", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Non voglio perderti mai", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
Non voglio perderti mai! Amore dà forza all'amore. Possa tu abbellire la mia giovinezza con una potente passione. Ah! quanto forte mi lusinga, se viene ammirato il mio poeta: poiché la vita è amore, e lo spirito essenza della vita.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2012 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and by Marianne von Willemer (1784 - 1860)
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 40