Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben

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"Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben" is one of the songs from Robert Schumann’s celebrated song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben," which portrays stages in a woman’s emotional life and love.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song
lied
accompaniment piano
associatedWith Frauenliebe und -leben song cycle
basedOn Frauenliebe und -leben (poem cycle)
catalogNumber Op. 42 No. 2
composer Robert Schumann
countryOfOrigin Germany
cycleNumber 2
cyclePosition early in the woman’s emotional life
firstPublication 1840
form strophic elements with variations
genre Romantic lied
key A-flat major
language German
lyricsLanguage German
movementType song within a cycle
originalInstrumentation voice and piano
partOf Frauenliebe und -leben
subjectOf vocal recital repertoire
textBy Adelbert von Chamisso
textSource Frauenliebe und -leben (poem cycle)
textTheme a woman’s joy and disbelief at her beloved’s proposal or declaration of love
theme astonishment at being loved
early stage of romantic relationship
love
typicalPerformer mezzo-soprano
pianist
soprano
voiceType voice and piano
workPeriod Romantic era

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Frauenliebe und -leben
songTitle

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