by Marie Itzerott (b. 1857)

Sehnsucht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Quellen rauschen, Lüfte schweigen,
Lindenblüten duften sacht.
Durch die blaue, stille Nacht
geht von Herz zu Herz ein Neigen,
geht von Stern zu Stern ein Neigen
durch die junge Sommerpracht;
gab ich nicht in solcher Nacht
meine Seele dir, zu eigen.

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  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Anhel", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Désir", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 41