Was Liebe sei

Dichter! was Liebe sei, mir nicht verhehle!
Liebe ist das Atemholen der Seele.
Dichter! was ein Kuss sei, du mir verkünde!
Je kürzer er ist, um so grösser die Sünde!

Authorship

by Charlotte von Hagn (1809-1891) , title unknown

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

by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 1 (1842), published 1844 [mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano], Köln, Eck
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 2 (1854-5), published 1921 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Was Liebe sei", S. 288 no. 3 (1878-9), published 1879 [mezzo-soprano and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What love is", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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