Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Russian (Русский)
Our translations: AFR CAT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE ITA
Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn,
Nachbarin, vor Wehe,
weil ich ihn mit schwarzem Aug'
zu bezaubern gehe.
O wie brennt das Auge mir,
das zu Zünden fordert!
Flammet ihm die Seele nicht --
deine Hütte lodert.
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Text Authorship:
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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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn", op. 65 no. 5 (1875), published 1875 [ vocal quartet and piano four-hands or instrumental ensemble ], from Neue Liebeslieder, no. 5, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn", op. 51 (22 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 16, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Kröner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Protect, protect your son", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Proteggi, proteggi tuo figlio", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Mimi Ezust
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 34
Protect, protect your son
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Protect, protect your son,
my neighbor, from woe;
for I go with my black eyes
to enchant him.
O how my eyes burn
to inflame his passion!
If his soul will not ignite,
your hut will catch fire.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 38