Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst | Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst

by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)

Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst,
Nur zuweilen Kühle fächelst
Dieser ungemeßnen Glut --
In Geduld will ich mich fassen
Und dich alles treiben lassen,
Was der Liebe wehe thut.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hafis. Neue Sammlung. Von G. F. Daumer, Verlag von Bauer & Raspe in Nürnberg, 1852, page 150. Note: modern German would change the spelling of "thut" to "tut".

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis. Neue Sammlung, in 2. Zweites Buch, no. 66, first published 1852 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 2 (1871), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
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