Bitte

Wenn du [die kleine Hand]1 mir gibst,
Die so viel Ungesagtes sagt,
Hab ich dich jemals dann gefragt,
Ob du mich liebst?

Ich will ja nicht, daß du mich liebst,
Will nur, daß ich dich nahe weiß
Und daß du manchmal stumm und leis
Die Hand mir gibst.

by Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) , "Bitte", 1901

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

by Lydia Barblan-Opienska (1890-?) , "Bitte", c1940. [voice and piano]
by Oskar Baumann , "Bitte", op. 310 (Hermann Hesse-Lieder, 3. Folge) no. 5 (1947). [voice and piano]
by Laci Boldemann (1921-1969) , "Bitte", op. 9 no. 3, published 1951. [voice and piano]
by Frédéric Decrauzat , "Bitte", 1945 [voice and piano], from Vier Lieder, no. 1.
by Peter Escher (1915-) , "Bitte", op. 15 no. 20 (1945) [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder nach Hermann Hesse, no. 1.
by Rudolph Ganz (1877-1972) , "Bitte", op. 17 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1, published 1908. [voice and piano]
by Erwin Hauff (1894-1960) , "Bitte" [voice, viola, and piano]
by Christian Heimerl , "Bitte", <<1986. [voice and piano]
by Willy Hess (1906-1997) , "Bitte", op. 14 no. 1, published 1939 [voice and piano], from Sechs Liebeslieder nach Gedichten von Theodor Storm, Hermann Hesse, und Manfred Kyber, no. 1.
by Horst Joachim Japtok , "Bitte" [voice and piano]
by Erich Jeromin , "Bitte" [voice and piano]
by Otto Jochum (1898-1969) , "Wenn du die kleine Hand mir gibst", op. 139 no. 5 (<<1953) [low voice and oboe with speaker ad libitum], from Stufen der Einsamkeit, no. 5.
by Karl Jürgens , "Bitte" [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 3.
by Werner Kuck (1891-?) , "Bitte", op. 45 no. 21 [voice and piano], from Sieben Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 6.
by Johann Lindauer-Cattaneo (1889-?) , "Bitte", published 1923 [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 5.
by Joseph Marx (1882-1964) , "Bitte", 1907. [medium voice and piano]
by Richard Maux (1893-1971) , "Bitte", op. 225 (1931), published 1935. [medium voice and piano]
by Viktor Merz (1891-?) , "Bitte", published 1921 [voice and piano], from Sieben Lieder, no. 1.
by Friedrich Niggli (1875-1959) , "Bitte", op. 15 (Vier Lieder von Hermann Hesse) no. 2, published 1922? [voice and piano]
by Annie van Ommeren (1914-) , "Bitte", published 1964 [voice and piano], from Zeven Liederen op teksten van Hermann Hesse, no. 2.
by Casimir von Pászthory (1886-1966) , "Bitte", 1936.
by Eduard Pütz , "Bitte", 1951 [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder nach Texten von Hermann Hesse, no. 2.
by Philippine Schick (1893-1970) , "Bitte", op. 29 no. 3, published 1937 [soprano and piano], from Vom Frieden der Liebe, no. 3.
by Josy (Joseph) Schlageter (1883-1919) , "Bitte", published 1920. [voice and piano]
by (Christian) Immo Schneider (1935-) , "Bitte", 1980. [voice and piano]
by Gerhard Schumann (1914-) , "Bitte", 1955 [four-part mixed chorus a cappella], from Lieder der Liebe, no. 2.
by Ludwig Schütz (1885-?) , "Bitte", published 1923. [voice and piano]
by Helmut Schwarz , "Bitte", 1945 [voice and piano], from Hermann Hesse Lieder, no. 1.
by Bruno Seidler-Winkler (1880-1960) , "Bitte", published 1922, also set in English
by Herbert Thienemann (1884-1963) , "Bitte", published 1928 [voice and guitar or lute], from Lieder der Sehnsucht - Lieder zur Gitarre (Laute), no. 18.
by Heinz Zabel , "Bitte", <<1947 [alto, violin, viola, and violoncello], from Vier Liebeslieder für Alt, Violine, Viola und Violoncello, no. 2.
by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903-1987) , "Bitte", 1949. [tenor and piano]

by Bruno Seidler-Winkler (1880-1960) , "Request", published 1922. [voice and piano], also set in German

Date added to the website: 2007-06-02.

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