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Liebchen, mühsam und beschwerlich läßt sich Stählern kritzeln auf papiernen Blättern! Wärst du bei mir, ach wie gerne preßt' ich Auf dein Lippenpaar lebend'ge Lettern. Schriebe drauf mein töricht Liebeshoffen: Rosenblätterbrief von Tau benetzt! Und die Antwort wär' schon eingetroffen, Eh' ich noch das Siegel aufgesetzt.
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Authorship
- by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Liebesreime, no. 50 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Liebchen, mühsam und beschwerlich", op. 132 (Sechs Lieder von Ricarda Huch für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1909 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Hofmeister [text not verified]
- by Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Liebchen, mühsam und beschwerlich", alternate title: "Liebesreim 50", op. 63 (6 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier) no. 4 (1929). [soprano and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Chéri, cahin-caha et péniblement", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 46
Chéri, cahin-caha et péniblement Les plumes gribouillent les feuilles de papier ! Si tu étais près de moi, ah comme j'aimerais presser Sur tes deux lèvres de vivantes lettres. J''y écrirais mon insensé espoir d'amour : Lettre sur un pétale de rose mouillée de rosée ! Et la réponse serait déjà arrivée Avant même que le cachet ne soit tamponné.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Liebesreime, no. 50
This text was added to the website: 2013-01-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 60