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by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909)

Letzte Bitte
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn du mich einstmals verlassen wirst,
Künd' es nicht vorher mir an.
Plötzlich tu's, so ist es geschehn,
Plötzlich sterbe ich dann.

Wenn dann mein Bildnis dir wiederkehrt,
Das du vor Zeiten geliebt,
Wenn es wie ein verdorrtes Blatt
Dir vom Baum der Erinnerung stiebt,

Hebe, ach hebe dann nicht den Fuss,
Stosse es nicht von dir fort,
Leise rauschend ertönen wird's
Wie ein verklungenes Wort.

Tätest du's ach, du tätest nicht recht,
Nimmer verdient' ich's um dich.
Wenden würd' ich mich tief ins Grab,
Weinen, weinen bitterlich.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Letzte Bitte", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 5, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Last plea", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

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