Depart from me, sorrows! But ah! the bonds of sorrows do not

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Weichet, Sorgen, von mir! ‑‑ Doch ach!...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Weichet, Sorgen, von mir! -- Doch ach! den sterblichen Menschen
  Lässet die Sorge nicht los, eh ihn das Leben verläßt.
Soll es einmal denn seyn: so kommt ihr, Sorgen der Liebe,
  Treibt die Geschwister hinaus, nehmt und behauptet mein Herz!

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Confirmed with Goethes Werke, Erster Band, Stuttgart : Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1867, page 190.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Süße Sorgen" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ludwig Hess (1877 - 1944), "Süsse Sorgen", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from [Sieben] Lieder für 1 Singst mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Riga, Neidner [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Weichet, Sorgen von mir", op. 55 (Neun Lieder nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) no. 3 (1911) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Süße Sorgen", published 1794 [sung text not yet checked]
by L. Stein , "Weichet Sorgen von mir", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1895 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Süße Sorgen", op. 51 no. 6, published 1923 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
by Winfried (Petrus Ignatius) Zillig (1905 - 1963), "Süße Sorgen", 1941 [ female voice and piano or orchestra ], from Zehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Goethe, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Depart from me, sorrows! But ah! the...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Depart from me, sorrows! But ah! the bonds of sorrows do not 
  Release mortals until life leaves them.
Since it must simply be thus: so come, ye sorrows of love,
  Drive out your siblings, take over and lay claim to my heart!

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Translations of titles:
"Süße Sorgen" = "Sweet sorrows"
"Weichet Sorgen von mir" = "Depart from me, sorrows"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Süße Sorgen"
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-28
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