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Thou hast left me ever, Jamie, Thou hast left me ever: Aften hast thou vow'd that Death Only should us sever; Now thou'st left thy lass for aye- I maun see thee never, Jamie, I'll see thee never. Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie, Thou hast me forsaken; Thou canst love another jo, While my heart is breaking; Soon my weary een I'll close, Never mair to waken, Jamie, Never mair to waken!
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", written 1793 [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 William Martin Yeates Hurlstone (1876 - 1906), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", published 1907 [ soprano and piano ], from Four Songs [for soprano], no. 2, London, Novello: Avison Edition [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846) , appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns, first published 1839 ; composed by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860) , "Du hast mich verlassen", appears in Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns, Braunschweig, Westermann, first published 1840 ; composed by Johannes Dürrner, Robert Franz, Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tu m'as quittée pour toujours, Jamie", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 72
Tu m'as quittée pour toujours, Jamie Tu m'as quittée pour toujours, Après m'avoir promis que seule la Mort Pourrait nous séparer ; Maintenant tu as quitté ta mie pour toujours, Je ne devrai plus jamais te voir Jamie, Je ne te verrai plus jamais. Tu m'as abandonnée, Jamie, Tu m'as abandonnée, Tu peux aimer une autre amante Quand mon cœur se brise ; Je fermerai bientôt mes yeux fatigués Pour ne jamais plus les ouvrir, Jamie, Jamais plus les ouvrir !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", written 1793
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 78