Eide, so die Liebe schwur

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Song TitleEide, so die Liebe schwur (Search)
Composer(s):Hugo Wolf
Author(s):Paul Heyse (after Anonymous)
Keyword(s) & Features: Afflicting; Binding; Bitter; Clerks; Complaining; Disappearing; Distressing; Duty; Feeble; Fields; Flowers; Forgetting; Guarantees; Hands; Judgment; Love; Metaphor: Love as Judge; Oaths; Rights; Spain; Spanish; Swearing; Thoughts; Unfaithfulness; Vain; Vows; Weak; Wind; Writing
First LineEide, so die Liebe schwur (Search)
Average Duration2:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1890 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/song/1785
Larger WorkSpanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageGerman (Search)
Score Source https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/3/35/IMSLP22867-PMLP52324-Wolf_-_Spanisches_Liederbuch_(Weltliche_Lieder).pdf#page=30
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/5gvcbfVxIfkuUEa8E98xqZ?si=3-g2psD9Qaiy5AcKaTjyxQ
Difficulty LevelMasters/YA (Search)
Catalog DesignationNo. 10 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium voice
Range: C#4 - F#5 (Search)
Original KeyB minor (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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