by
Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
O weh' des Scheidens, das er that
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
[O]1 weh' des Scheidens, das er that,
Da er mich ließ im Sehnen!
[O]1 weh' des Bittens, wie er bat,
Des Weinens seiner Thränen!
Er sprach zu mir: Dein Trauern laß!
Und schied doch selbst in Schmerzen.
Von seinen Tränen ward ich naß,
Daß kühl mir's ward im Herzen.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Adolf von Eckenbrecher , "Nach Heinrich von Morunge", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Baryton) mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1887 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Stralsund, (Lindner Sohn.) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Hauptmann (1792 - 1868), "O weh des Scheidens", op. 26 (Sechs Lieder von F. Rückert) no. 6, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Clara Schumann, née Wieck (1819 - 1896), "Oh weh des Scheidens" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Friedrich Zöllner (1800 - 1860), "Trennung", published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling von Fr. Rückert. 9 Lieder , no. 7, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "O pain of parting", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô douleur de la séparation", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 49
O pain of parting
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
O pain of parting, which he caused,
That he has left me yearning!
O pain of pleading, as he pled,
Of teardrops of his weeping!
He said to me: "Your mourning leave!"
But left, himself in grieving.
His parting teardrops left me wet,
And in my heart, a shiver.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 49