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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Mögen alle bösen Zungen
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)
Mögen alle bösen Zungen Immer sprechen, was beliebt: Wer mich liebt, den lieb' ich wieder, Und ich lieb' und bin geliebt. Schlimme, schlimme Reden flüstern eure Zungen schonungslos, doch ich weiß es, sie sind lüstern nach unschuld'gem Blute bloß. Nimmer soll es mich bekümmern, schwatzt so viel es euch beliebt; wer mich liebt, den lieb' ich wieder, und ich lieb' und bin geliebt. Zur Verleumdung sich verstehet Nur, wem Lieb' und Gunst gebrach, Weil's ihm selber elend gehet, Und ihn niemand minnt und mag. Darum denk' ich, daß die Liebe, Drum sie schmähn, mir Ehre giebt; Wer mich liebt, den lieb' ich wieder, Und ich lieb' und bin geliebt. Wenn ich wär' aus Stein und Eisen, Möchtet ihr darauf bestehn, Daß ich sollte von mir weisen Liebesgruß und Liebesflehn. Doch mein Herzlein ist nun leider Weich, wie's Gott uns Mädchen giebt; Wer mich liebt, den lieb' ich wieder, Und ich lieb' und bin geliebt.
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- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 48 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Dirá cuanto dijere"
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 28
Word count: 160
May all evil tongues
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
May all evil tongues Speak ever what they wish: Whoever loves me, I love in return, And I love and am loved. Evil, evil gossip is mercilessly Whispered by your tongues, But I know that they are only Craving the blood of the guiltless. It shall never trouble me, Gossip as much as you please; Whoever loves me, I love in return, And I love and am loved. Slander is understood and practised Only by those who are lacking in love and favour, Because they themselves are miserable, And no one loves or likes them. Therefore I think that the love For which they revile me, gives me honour; Whoever loves me, I love in return, And I love and am loved. If I were made of stone and iron, You could insist That I should spurn Love’s greetings and pleadings. But my heart is unfortunately Soft, the way God gives them to us maidens; Whoever loves me, I love in return, And I love and am loved.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslated titles:
"Böse Zungen" = "Evil tongues"
"Mögen alle bösen Zungen" = "May all evil tongues"
"Ich bin geliebt" = "I am loved"
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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. 48
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Dirá cuanto dijere"
Go to the general view
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-11
Line count: 28
Word count: 174