Die Lieb' ist wie ein Wiegenlied

Die Lieb ist wie ein Wiegenlied;
Es lullt dich lieblich ein;
Doch schläfst du kaum, so schweigt das Lied,
Und du erwachst allein.

Authorship

by Theodor Storm (1817-1888) , no title, from Vierzeilen, no. 3

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

by Clara von Gossler (1827-1864) , "Die Lieb' ist wie ein Wiegenlied", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran) no. 5, published 1865 [mezzo-soprano and piano], Leipzig: Dörffel

Text added to the website: 2011-07-30.

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