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Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 · No. 3

Robert Schumann · 1840 · C minor · 87 bars · 78 chords analysed

Eight poems by Adelbert von Chamisso follow a woman from first love through marriage and motherhood to widowhood. Schumann composed the cycle in 1840, the year of his own marriage.

Keys visited: C minor, E♭ major, G minor.