Cover me with flowers

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Bedeckt mich mit Blumen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Bedeckt mich mit Blumen,
Ich sterbe vor Liebe.
Daß die Luft mit leisem Wehen
nicht den süßen Duft mir entführe,
    Bedeckt mich!
Ist ja alles doch dasselbe, 
Liebesodem oder Düfte 
    Von Blumen.
Von Jasmin und weißen Lilien
sollt ihr hier mein Grab bereiten,
    Ich sterbe. 
Und befragt ihr mich: Woran?
sag' ich: Unter süßen Qualen
    Vor Liebe.

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M. Schnorr von Carolsfeld sets lines 1-5, 9-14

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Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 14 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 58

Cover me with flowers

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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Cover me with flowers;
I am dying of love.
Cover me so that the breeze with its light wafting
May not carry the sweet scent away from me,
    Cover me!
For it is all the same,
The breath of love or scents
    Of flowers.
Of jasmine and white lilies
You are to prepare my grave here;
    I am dying.
And if you ask me: Of what?
I say: In sweet agony
    Of love.

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Translated titles:
"Bedeckt mich mit Blumen" = "Cover me with flowers"
"Ich sterbe vor Liebe" = "I am dying of love"
"Duett" = "Duet"
"Liebestod" = "Love death"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 14
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 74