Oh, don't believe | Oh, don't believe what people say

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by Leopold Méyet (1850 - 1912)

Translation © by Michał Czaposki

O, nie wierz

Language: Polish (Polski)

Our translations: ENG GER

O, nie wierz temu, co powiedzą ludzie,
Że krótkotrwały jest cierpienia dzień,
Że wszystko w ciągłych walk przemija trudzie,
Przechodzi zwolna, znika niby cień. 

Jak ciche wody, straszne swą  głębiną
Tak wielką głębią cichy serca ból;
Żywota wszystkie rozkosze przeminą,
On rządzić będzie wszechwładnie jak król!

Text Authorship:

by Leopold Méyet (1850 - 1912) [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 Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876 - 1909), "O, nie wierz" [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Michał Czaposki) , "Oh, don't believe", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Michał Czaposki) , "O glaube nicht", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Michał Czaposki

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Oh, don't believe

Language: English after the Polish (Polski)

Oh, don't believe what people say,
That a day of suffering lasts a short time,
That everything passes in hardship of permanent struggle
Passes slowly, disappears like shadow. 

Like silent waters, terrifying with their depth,
So huge is the depth of the heart's silent pain;
All the pleasures of life will be gone,
Pain will reign omnipotent like a king.

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a text in Polish (Polski) by Leopold Méyet (1850 - 1912)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 60