Bestimmung

Was ist in deiner Seele,
was ist in meiner Brust,
daß ich mich dir befehle,
daß du mich lieben mußt?

Vom Haus, wo ich gewohnt
und zart behütet bin,
ziehst du mich, wie der Mond
nachtwandelnd zu dir, zu dir hin.

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864-1947)

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

by Hans Fleischer (1896-1981) , "Bestimmung", op. 53 (6 Lieder für Alt und Klavier) no. 1 (1927). [alto and piano]
by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869-1949) , "Bestimmung", op. 35 no. 1 (1924).
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Bestimmung", op. 22 (Bunte Lieder) no. 5 (1910), note: also set in Polish

by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Przeznaczenie", op. 22 (Bunte Lieder) no. 5 (1910), note: also set in German

Date added to the website: 2003-10-13.

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