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by Wilhelmina Christiane von Chézy, née Klencke (1783 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Beharre!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Scheide, ach scheide
Doch nur von Liebe nicht,
Blüht Liebe gleich zu Leide,
Ist sie doch Lebens-Licht!

Scheide, ach scheide,
Doch nur von Hoffnung nicht,
Sie ist ein Stern im Leide,
Ein Gottvergißmeinnicht!

Scheide, ach scheide
Doch nur vom Glauben nicht!
Der sagt dir: Liebe, leide,
Und hoff' in meinem Licht!

Scheide, ach scheide
Doch nur vom Leide nicht!
Wer nicht kennt Lieb' im Leide,
Der kennt nicht Lieb' im Licht!

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Confirmed with Herzenstöne auf Pilgerwegen von Helmina von Chezy geborne Freiin Klencke, Sulzbach, 1833, page 37.

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by Wilhelmina Christiane von Chézy, née Klencke (1783 - 1856), "Beharre!", appears in Herzenstöne auf Pilgerwegen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Part, ah part, but only not from love

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Part, ah only part
Not from love,
Even if love immediately blossoms into suffering,
It is still the light of life!

Part, ah only part
Not from hope!
It is a star in suffering,
A God-forget-me-not!

Part, ah only part
Not from faith!
Faith tells you: love, suffer
And hope in my light!

Part, ah only part
Not from suffering!
Whoever does not know love in suffering,
Does not know love in light!

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-20
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Word count: 79