Amor
Language:
German
An dem Feuer saß das Kind
Amor, Amor
Und war blind;
Mit dem kleinen Flügel fächelt
In die Flammen er und lächelt,
Fächle, lächle, schlaues Kind.
Ach, der Flügel brennt dem Kind!
Amor, Amor
Läuft geschwind!
"O wie [mich]1 die Glut durchpeinet!"
Flügelschlagend laut er weinet;
In der Hirtin Schoß entrinnt
Hülfeschreiend das schlaue Kind.
Und die Hirtin hilft dem Kind,
Amor, Amor
Bös und blind.
Hirtin, sieh, dein Herz entbrennet,
Hast den [Schelm du]2 nicht gekennet.
Sieh, die Flamme wächst geschwinde.
Hüt dich vor dem schlauen Kind!
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ITA
ENG
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1 Strauss: "ihn" (this line not in quotes)
2 Strauss: "Schelmen"
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
ENG
English
(John Glenn Paton)
, "Cupid", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA
Italian
(Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
, "Amore", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG
English
(Laura Claycomb)
, "Cupid", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE
French
(Pierre Mathé)
, "Amour", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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