Vergiß mein nicht, wenn dir die Freude winket, und einst der Gram mein krankes Herz verzehrt; vergiß mein nicht auch wenn dein Glücksstern sinket, und dein Geschick den Freudentraum zerstört! Und wenn der Freunde Schwarm sich schmeichelnd um dich schmieget, vielleicht der Neuheit Reiz geprüfte Treu' besieget, so denk', wer sanft und ernst zu deiner Seele spricht: Vergiß mein nicht! Vergiß mein nicht, da jetzt des Schicksals Strenge dich von mir ruft, der Liebe Bande trennt, da jetzt mein Blick in ganzer Jahre Länge umsonst dich sucht, mein Mund umsonst dich nennt. Weih' mir auch dann entfernt zuweilen süße Stunden; die Liebe ist ja nicht an Zeit und Ort gebunden, und denk', daß, wo ich bin mein Herz zu deinem spricht: Vergiß mein nicht! Vergiß mein nicht, wenn lock're kühle Erde das Herz einst deckt, das zärtlich für dich schlug denk daß es dort vollkomm'ner lieben werde, als hier, wo es so manchen Fehler trug; dann soll mein freier Geist dich segnend einst umschwellen, und deinem Geiste Trost und süße Ahnung geben; Denk', daß ich's sei, wenn's sanft in deiner Seele spricht: Vergiß mein nicht!
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Confirmed with Allgemeines deutsches Lieder-Lexikon: oder, Vollständige Sammlung aller bekannten deutschen Lieder und Volksgesänge in alphabetischer Folge, Volumes 3-4, Leipzig, Verlag von Gustav Thenau, Druck von C. H. Hosfeld, 1847, pages 216-217.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
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- Also set in English, a translation by James Henry Lawrence (1773 - 1840) , "Forget me not " GER ; composed by Johann Xaver Sterkel.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (misattributed), Lorenz Schneider.
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Forget me not, should mirth allow thee leisure
To think on me, while cares my heart destroy ;
Forget me not, should sorrow damp thy pleasure,
And rouse thy troubled soul from golden dreams of joy;
And should thy love of change prefer unthinking folly
To faith that ne'er deceived, and pleasing melancholy,
My eye shall speak in tears, that trickle for thy lot,
Forget me not.
Forget me not, though heedless of my anguish,
Fortune should tear thee from my faithful arms,
While months and years condemned in vain to languish,
My tongue repeats thy name, my mind revolves thy charms;
Ah, consecrate to me some little fleeting hour,
For time and distance yield to friendship's magic power;
My heart will cry to thine, whate'er may be my lot,
Forget me not.
Forget me not, though dull cold earth should cover
This heart which beat so constantly for thee:
The spotless soul around thee then shall hover,
Though weak, and erring now, yet then from error free,
Think then 'tis I whene'er a ray of hope revealing
A spirit to thy soul inspires a tender feeling;
'Tis I who whisper still, still anxious for thy lot,
Forget me not.
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Confirmed with The Poetical Register, and Repository of Fugitive Poetry for 1805, London, F.C. & J. Rivington, 1807, page 346.
Note from this source: "This song, which is translated from the German, has been set to music by Mozart and by Sterkel. The composition of the latter is generally preferred."Text Authorship:
- by James Henry Lawrence (1773 - 1840), "Forget me not " [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "Clara de Grey's Song" [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 199