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Vorsatz

Language: German

Ich [will dies]1 nimmer sagen,
wie ich so lieb dich hab',
im Herzen will ich's tragen,
will [stumm]2 sein wie das Grab.

Kein Lied soll dir's gestehen,
soll flehen um mein Glück,
du selber sollst es sehen,
du selbst in meinem Blick.

Und kannst du es nicht lesen,
was dort so zârtlich spricht,
so ist's ein Traum gewesen,
dem Träumer zürne nicht.


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1 Lang, Lassen, Becker: "will dir's"; Hompesch: "will's dir"; Kauffmann: "will Dir"; further changes for Becker, Hompesch, and Kauffmann may exist not noted.
2 Lang: "still"

Input by John Versmoren

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs)

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