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by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873)

Das Küssen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wer will nach Zahl, wer will nach Zeit
die süßen Küsse messen?
Ach, in des Küssens Seligkeit
ist alle Welt vergessen.

O Liebe, Wonne, Jugend, Glück
will sich im Kuss vermählen;
gib mir den Kuss, nimm ihr zurück,
eins werden drin zwei Seelen,

ein heller Garten jedes Herz
und Blumen uns're Lippen;
wer würde müd', mit süßem Scherz
den Honig dort zu nippen?

Wie Bienen in die Kelche, Kind,
so sind wir drein versunken,
so emsiglich, und endlich sind
die Seelen wonnetrunken.

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873) [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Das Küssen", op. 129 no. 3, published 1845 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Junge Lieder von Wolfg. Müller für Sopran oder Tenor, no. 3, Dresden, Paul [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-02-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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