by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
War ich gar so jung und dumm
Language: German (Deutsch)
War ich gar so jung und dumm,
Wollte gerne wissen:
"Warum ist mein Mund so roth?"
Sprach der Mai:
"Zum Küssen."
Als der Nebel schlich durch's Land,
Hab' ich fragen müssen:
"Warum ist mein Mund so blaß?"
Sprach der Herbst:
"Vom Küssen."
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Gedichte von Anna Ritter, Verlag von A.G. Liebeskind, Leipzig, 1899, page 130.
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Vom Küssen", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Vermischte Gedichte, no. 38 [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 Walter Courvoisier (1875 - 1931), "Vom Küssen", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1903-4) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Vom Küssen", op. 74 (Fünf Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Götze , "Vom Küssen", op. 10 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Vom Küssen", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Ein Brettellied im Volkston", 1901 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Vom Küssen!", op. 23 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 (1898) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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