Seufzer | Dein Liebesfeuer

Seufzer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA

Dein Liebesfeuer, 
Ach Herr! wie teuer
Wollt' ich es hegen,
Wollt' ich es pflegen! 
Hab's nicht geheget,
Und nicht gepfleget,
Bin tot im Herzen --
O Höllenschmerzen!

Confirmed with Eduard Mörike, Gedichte, Dramatisches, Erzählendes, Zweite, erweiterte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachf., 1961, page 133-134.

Note: the poem is preceded by the Latin inscription

 Jesu benigne!
 A cuius igne
 Opto flagrare
 Et Te amare:
 Cur non flagravi?
 Cur non amavi
 Te, Jesu Christe?
 - O frigus triste!

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Seufzer", subtitle: "(Altes Lied)" [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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

by Tobias Hiller (b. 1966), "Seufzer", 2004 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Musikalische Mörike-Kommentare, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Seufzer", op. 11 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1868 [ low voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Seufzer", 2005, published 2014 [ tenor and piano ], from Mörike-Lieder für Tenor und Klavier, no. 15, note: added to the cycle in 2005. Mainz, London, Berlin, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Toronto: Schott Music [sung text checked 1 time]
by August Ferdinand Riccius (1819 - 1886), "Seufzer", op. 15 no. 3, published 1852 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Drei ernste zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
by Fritz Franz Schieri (1922 - 2009), "Seufzer", 1993 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Ad. Stolz , "Seufzer", published 1892 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei geistliche Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Ludwigsburg, Ebner [sung text not yet checked]
by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Seufzer", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 22 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

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