Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich,
Saure Weisheit, Alter, Tugend
Mich so ganz und gar zu Grunde! -
Komm und sauge, sprach mein Liebchen,
Süße Thorheit, Sünde, Jugend
Leise mir vom Rosenmunde,
Linde mir vom Lilienbusen,
Und zu neuem Tag gesunde!
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Hafis. Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte. Nebst poetischen Zugaben aus verschiedenen Völkern und Ländern, Hamburg: Bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1846, page 75.
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I lamented thus: Ah, how
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
I lamented thus: Ah, how
Sour wisdom, age, virtue
Have completely devastated me! -
Spake my love: Come and sip
Sweet folly, sin, youth
Quietly from my rosy lips,
Gently from my lily-white bosom,
And convalesce to a new day!
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Translation of title "Ach, wie richtete, so klag' ich" = "Ah, how completely devastated"
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This text was added to the website: 2013-07-12
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