Gieb mir!

Und du kamest in mein Haus,
kamst mit deinen schwarzen Blicken;
sah ich ferne Palmen nicken
und du gabst mir deinen Strauß.

Gabst die zitternden Narzissen,
die wir in der [Wüste]1 pflückten.
Deine schwarzen Locken schmückten
meines Divans rote Kissen.

Kehre wieder in mein Haus,
laß die wilden Blumen blühen,
unsre junge Lippen glühen,
Gib mir, gib mir deinen Strauß!

by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863-1920) , "Gieb mir!", from Aber die Liebe, published 1893

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

by Conrad (Eduard Reinhold) Ansorge (1862-1930) , "Gib mir", op. 10 no. 6, published 1895-6.
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Werbung", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 3, note: also set in Polish, also set in Polish
by Erich Zeisl (1905-1959) , "Berückung", 1924 [soprano and piano], unpublished

by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Zaloty", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 3, also set in German

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Zaloty

A gdy w dom mój niosąc wdzięk
Czarnych źrenic ciskasz razy
palm dalekich widzac mary
Zrąk twych biorę kwiatów pęk.

Te storczyki pełne rosy
rwałaś zemną w kniej pustkowiu.
Spocznij! złóź na mem wezgłowiu
swoje czarne bujne włosy.

Wej dź! w mym domu roztocz wdzięk,
niech tam kwitnie leśne kwiecie,
usta nasze płoną przecie!
Daj mi, daj mi kwiatów pęk!

by Stanisław Barącz (1864-1936)

a text in German by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863-1920) , "Gieb mir!", from Aber die Liebe, published 1893

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

by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Zaloty", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 3, also set in German

Date added to the website: 2003-12-09.