H329
Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe
This is one of 13 accompanied duets for soprano and alto by Fanny Hensel (Hensel says it is for two sopranos, but the soprano 2 part is closer to an alto range). This work was composed in 1838 and is the last in a three-part mini-cycle based on text by her acquaintance Heinrich Heine.
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HenselPushers edition notes:
This work appears in MA Ms. 31, MA Ms. 45 and MA Ms. 128. This edition is based primarily on the version in MA Ms. 31.
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Text:
Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe,
So schwindet all' mein Leid und Wehe;
Doch wenn ich küsse deinen Mund,
So werd' ich ganz und gar gesund.Wenn ich mich lehn' an deine Brust,
Kommt's über mich wie Himmelslust;
Doch wenn du sprichst: ich liebe dich!
So muß ich weinen bitterlich.