Blindekuh

Im Finstern geh' ich suchen,
Mein Kind, wo steckst du wohl?
Ach, sie versteckt sich immer,
Daß ich verschmachten soll!

Im Finstern geh' ich suchen,
Mein Kind, wo steckst du wohl?
Ich, der den Ort nicht finde,
Ich irr' im Kreis umher!

Wer um dich stirbt,
Der hat keine Ruh'!
Kindchen erbarm dich,
Und komm herzu! 
Ja, komm herzu,
Herzu, herzu!

Authorship

by August Kopisch (1799-1853) , title unknown

a text in Italian from Folk poetry or song tradition (Volkslieder) , Sicilian, title unknown [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 Gary Bachlund , "Blindekuh", 2009. [high voice and piano]
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Blindekuh", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1 (1871).

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Blind man's bluff", copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Sokkoleikki", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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