"Zärtliche Liebe" ("Tender Love"), WoO 123, or "Ich liebe dich" ("I love you"), is a lied (art song) by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1795 and first published in 1803. Beethoven was 25 years old when he wrote it. The song is occasionally referred to by its first line, "Ich liebe dich, so wie du mich".
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