The Lied and Art Song Texts Page

Alfonsos Cavatina

Language: German

Wenn ich dich, Holde, sehe,
so glaub' ich keinen Schmerz,
schon deine blosse Nähe
beseligt dieses Herz.

Die Leiden sind zerronnen,
die sonst die Brust gequält,
es leuchten tausend Sonnen
der Lustentbrannten Welt.

Und neue Kräfte blitzen
ins trunkne Herz hinein,
ja, ich will dich beschützen,
ich will dein Diener sein.


Authorship

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 (Emily Ezust)
    * ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
    * DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

Search/Shop for

Sheet music:

 * Search sheetmusicplus.com for Alfonsos Cavatina, Art song , Lieder, chansons, or works for solo voice
 * Search musicroom.com for Alfonsos Cavatina, vocal/choral music

CDs:

 * Search amazon.com for Alfonsos Cavatina, art song, Lieder, or chansons
 * Search amazon.ca for Alfonsos Cavatina, art song, Lieder, or chansons

Books:

 * The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
 * The Book of Lieder: The Original Texts of Over 1000 Songs [amazon.com]
 * The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder [amazon.com]
 * Lieder Line by Line: And Word for Word [amazon.com]
 * Search amazon.com for art song, Lieder, or chansons
 * Search amazon.ca for art song, lieder, or chansons