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by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander

Sage, warst du früher
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sage, warst du früher
nicht eine Rose in dem Hag?
Bei den Rosen ganz gewiss,
da muss ich dich gesehen haben.

Oder warst du vielleicht ein Stern
über mir in Lüften, sage!
Bei den Sternen ganz gewiss,
da muss ich dich gesehen haben.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Volkmann (1830 - 1889), as Richard Leander, appears in Gedichte, in Kleine Lieder, no. 3 [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 Jan Karol Gall (1856 - 1912), "Sage, warst du früher nicht eine Rose", op. 11 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Frage", op. 48 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stern [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hermann Spielter (1860 - 1925), "Sage, warst du früher nicht", op. 21 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Merseburger [sung text not yet checked]

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