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Zuweilen dünkt es mich, als trübe

Language: German

"Zuweilen dünkt es mich, als trübe
Geheime Sehnsucht deinen Blick -
Ich kenn es wohl, dein Mißgeschick:
Verfehltes Leben, verfehlte Liebe!

Du nickst so traurig! Wiedergeben
Kann ich dir nicht die Jugendzeit -
Unheilbar ist dein Herzeleid: 
Verfehlte Liebe, verfehltes Leben!"


Authorship

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

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

At times thy glance appeareth to...

Language: English

At times thy glance appeareth to importune,
As though thou didst some secret longing prove.
Alas, too well I know it, -- thy misfortune
A life frustrated, a frustrated love.

How sad thine eyes are! Yet have I no power
TO give thee back thy youth with pleasure rife;
Incurably thy heart must ache each hour
For love frustrated and frustrated life.


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Date added to the website: 2008-04-13.