'The Time We Have to Love Is Not Long: The Love Prophecy Left by the Magician' Liszt's 'Liebesträume No. 3'

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'The Time We Have to Love Is Not Long: The Love Prophecy Left by the Magician' Liszt's 'Liebesträume No. 3'

Franz Liszt

2026.5.2

Liebesträume No. 3 Composed in 1850

Please note: I'm Japanese and still learning English, so I use AI for translations. Doing my best! Feel free to correct me if I make a mistake! 🙏

A Dream of Love, Believed to Be Eternal

“Love as long as you can. For the time you have to love is not long.”

In the 19th century, Franz Liszt, the 'Wizard of the Piano,' captivated women across Europe, a star whose fame surpassed even modern idols.
Away from the clamor of the glamorous stage, there was one woman he wished to spend his entire life with, from the bottom of his heart.

Her name was Carolyne. Their love, with her being a noblewoman and already married, was strictly forbidden by society at the time.

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