Unequal division | For you the sounds of the song

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by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ungleiche Theilung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Für dich des Liedes Klänge,
Für mich des Schaffens Qual;
Für mich der Muschel Leiden,
Für dich der Perle Strahl;
 
Für dich die Lorbeerkronen,
Die Dornenkränze mir;
Für mich die dürren Höhen,
Die grünen Thäler dir;
 
Für mich des Herzens Stürme,
Dir einen Sonnenschein,
Für mich des Bechers Hefen,
Der süße Schaum sey dein!
 
Und sagst du: Ungleich theilen
War nie der Liebe Brauch;
So wiss', es wohnt Entzücken
In ihrem Schmerze auch.

Confirmed Gedichte von Friedrich Halm, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1850, pages 166.

Text Authorship:

by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, "Ungleiche Theilung" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Ungleiche Theilung", op. 151 (Fünf Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1851 [ low voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Unequal division", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Unequal division

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

For you the sounds of the song,
For me the agony of creation;
For me the sufferings of the sea-creature,
For you the gleam of the pearl;
 
For you the crowns of laurel,
The thorny wreaths for me;
For me the desolate heights,
The green valleys for you;
 
For me the tempests of the heart,
For you the sunshine;
For me the dregs of the tankard,
The sweet foam is to be yours!
 
And should you say: sharing unequally
Was never Love's way;
Then know, rapture dwells
Even within [love's] pain.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-07-04
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