Ach, wie richtete, so klag' ich

Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich,
Saure Weisheit, Alter, Tugend
Mich so ganz und gar zu Grunde! -

Komm und sauge, sprach mein Liebchen,
Süße Thorheit, Sünde, Jugend
Leise mir vom Rosenmunde,
Linde mir vom Lilienbusen,
Und zu neuem Tag gesunde!

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800-1875) , no title, from Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, published 1846

a text in Persian by Hafis (Mohammed Schemsed-din) (c1327-1390) [text unavailable]

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

by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Ach, wie richtete, so klag' ich", op. 33 no. 4, published 1919, from Zwölf Hafis-Lieder, no. 4.

Date added to the website: 2007-12-02.

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