Der Wunsch

Wenn ich, Augenlust zu finden,
Unter schatticht kühlen Linden
Schielend auf und nieder gehe,
Und ein häßlich Mädchen sehe,
Wünsch ich plötzlich blind zu sein.

Wenn ich, Augenlust zu finden,
Unter schatticht kühlen Linden
Schielend auf und nieder gehe,
Und ein schönes Mädchen sehe,
Möcht ich lauter Auge sein.

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Authorship

by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781) , "Der Wunsch", from Lieder

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 Jelmoli (1877-1936) , "Der Wunsch" [soprano and piano]
by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) , "Ein Unterschied", op. 56 no. 8, published 1907, from Zehn Epigramme von Lessing, no. 8.

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