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[Wann]1 Zwei sich lieben [Von]2 ganzem Herzen, Die müssen ertragen Der Trennung Schmerzen. [Wann]1 Zwei sich lieben Aus tiefster Seele, Die müssen glauben An Himmelsbefehle. [Wann]1 Zwei sich lieben Mit Gottesflammen, Geschieht ein Wunder Und bringt sie zusammen!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Goldmark: "Wenn"
2 Goldmark: "Vom"
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Salomon Hermann, Ritter von Mosenthal (1821 - 1877)
- by Wilhelm Jordan (1819 - 1904), no title, appears in Durch's Ohr, first published 1870 [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), "Wenn zwei sich lieben", op. 523 (Drei Lieder für Mezzosoprano mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1878 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Goldmark (1830 - 1915), "Wenn zwei sich lieben", op. 46 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 (1888/9) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Sage", op. 35 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Wenn zwei sich lieben von ganzem Herzen", op. 40 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Kleemann , "Wenn zwei sich lieben", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild (1832 - 1924), "Wann zwei sich lieben", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Schäffer (1829 - 1900), "Wenn Zwei sich lieben", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1880 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Wann zwei sich lieben", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 (1872/3?), published [1875] [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Wenn zwei sich lieben", op. 53 (Vier Duette) no. 3, published 1896 [ duet for alto and baritone with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Wann zwei sich lieben", op. 25 (4 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Otto Dorn.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When two people love each other", copyright © 2012
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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When two people love each other with all their hearts they must endure the pain of separation. When two people love each other from the depths of their souls they must believe in heaven's commands. When two people love each other with divine fire, a miracle occurs and brings them together!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Salomon Hermann, Ritter von Mosenthal (1821 - 1877) and by Wilhelm Jordan (1819 - 1904), no title, appears in Durch's Ohr, first published 1870
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 51