O Eppie, mein Leben!
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots)
Available translation(s): ENG
O Eppie, mein Leben!
Mein Kleinod, mein Streben!
Wer möchte nicht leben
Mit Eppie Adair?
Dir weih' ich, o Liebe,
Die zärtlichsten Triebe,
Die treueste Liebe,
Mein' Eppie Adair!
O Eppie, mein Leben!
Mein Kleinod, mein Streben!
Wer möchte nicht leben
Mit Eppie Adair?
Mich quäle die Lüge
Mit Marter und Rüge,
Wenn je ich betrüge
Mein' Eppie Adair!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with
Robert Burns' Gedichte von W. Gerhard, Leipzig, Verlag von Johann Ambr. Barth, 1841, page 136.
Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Eppie Adair"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 60
Oh Eppie, my life!
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Oh Eppie, my life!
My treasure, my striving!
Who would not like to live
With Eppie Adair?
Oh dear one, I dedicate to you
The most tender urges,
The most faithful love,
My Eppie Adair!
Oh Eppie, my life!
My treasure, my striving!
Who would not like to live
With Eppie Adair?
May lies torture me
With agony and rebuke,
If ever I should betray
My Eppie Adair!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of title(s):
"O Eppie, mein Leben!" = "Oh Eppie, my life!"
"Eppie Adair" = "Eppie Adair"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Eppie Adair"
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 69