Kind! Es wäre dein Verderben

Kind! Es wäre dein Verderben,
Und ich geb' mir selber Mühe,
Daß dein liebes Herz in Liebe
Nimmermehr für mich erglühe.

Nur daß mir's so leicht gelinget,
Will mich dennoch fast betrüben,
Und ich denke manchmal dennoch:
Möchtest du mich dennoch lieben!

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 48

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

by Boleslav Viktorovich Grodzky (1865-) , "Kind! Es wäre dein Verderben"
by (Isador) George Henschel (1850-1934) , "Kind! Es wäre dein Verderben", op. 37 (Vier Lieder (Gedichte von Heine)) no. 4, published 1885.
by Korstiaan Stougie (1908-1988) , "Kind", op. 1 no. 68 (1936), published 1972.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Kind! Es wäre dein Verderben", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 48.
by Maude Valérie White (1855-1937) , "Kind! Es wäre dein Verderben", published 1888?, note: also set in English

by Maude Valérie White (1855-1937) , "Child, it were thine utter ruin", published 1888?, note: also set in German

ENG English (Emma Lazarus)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

Date added to the website: 2008-02-24.

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