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Sie hatte schüchtern zu ihm aufgesehen; Dann hatte sie mit flehender Gebärde Die Hände ihm geboten. Endlich aber Hat sie an seine Schärpe sich geklammert Und hat ihn frei und ohne Falsch umarmt. Er aber, dessen Herz verhärtet war, Wies alle ihre Liebe kalt zurück Und ging hinweg. Da hat sie still dem Leben, Doch ihrer Liebe nimmermehr, entsagt.
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Die Verschmähte", appears in Der indische Harfe, first published 1920 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Amaru (flourished between the 6th and 8th centuries), appears in अमरुशतक (Amaruśataka) [text unavailable]
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- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Die Verschmähte", op. 27 (Twelve songs: for soprano and piano) no. 5 (1937/8), published c1978 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N.Y. : Mobart Music Publications,, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Maurice Wright (b. 1949) , "The rejected", copyright © ; composed by Alexander Zemlinsky.
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- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The rejected one", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 59
She had shyly looked up to him. Then, with a pleading gesture, She had offered him her hand. At last she has clung to his sash and has embraced him, freely, without guile. He, however, whose heart was hardened, rejected all her love and went away. Then she has silently renounced life but nevermore her love.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Die Verschmähte", appears in Der indische Harfe, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Amaru (flourished between the 6th and 8th centuries), appears in अमरुशतक (Amaruśataka) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-16
Line count: 9
Word count: 56