Grant me this fervent, hopeless

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gönn' mir dies heiße, hoffnungslose

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Gönn' mir dies heiße, hoffnungslose
[Dich lieben]¹, schöne, süße Frau!
"[Du bist doch meine]² weiße Rose"
Und meine Tränen sind ihr Tau!

Ein and'rer ruht in deinem Schoße,
[Ich schweif' in kühler Abendluft:
"Du bist doch meine weiße Rose" --]³
Und stürb' ich auch an ihrem Duft!⁴

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• J. Rünger

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¹ Rünger: " "Dich-lieben" "
² Rünger: "Du bist, du bist meine"
³ Rünger: "Und ich irr umher in schwüler Mondenluft, Ah! / Und doch bist du meine weiße Rose,"
⁴ Rünger adds "Drum gönne mir dies hoffnungslose/ „Dich-lieben,” weiße Rose, süße Frau!"

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Die weiße Rose", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 4. Nachtgesänge [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 Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Die weisse Rose", op. 27 no. 11, published 1900 [ low voice and piano ], from Aus der Wanderzeit. Liedercyklus von Stieler für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 11, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius Rünger , "Und doch bist du meine weiße Rose", op. 59 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 52

Grant me this fervent, hopeless

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Grant me this fervent, hopeless
Loving of you, beautiful sweet woman!
"You are [nevertheless]¹ my white rose"
And my tears are its dew!
 
Another rests with his head upon your lap,
[I wander about in the cool breezes of evening:
"You are nevertheless my white rose"]²
And even if I perished through its scent!³

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Translated titles:
"Die weiße Rose" and "Die weisse Rose" = "The white rose"
"Und doch bist du meine weiße Rose" = "And you are nevertheless my white rose"
¹: "you are"
² Rünger : "And I wander aimlessly in the humid moonlit air, Ah! / And you are nevertheless my white rose,"
³ Rünger adds here a variant of former lines: "Therefore grant me this hopeless / Loving of you, white rose, sweet woman!"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Die weiße Rose", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 4. Nachtgesänge
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 59