God protect you | God protect you

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gott b'hüte dich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Gott b'hüte dich,
desgleichen mich,
ich bitt, wöllst dich von mir mitnichten lenken,
so will auch ich an dich gewißlich denken
ohn Unterlaß. 
Ach, Scheiden macht uns die Äuglein naß. 

Obwohl jetzund
nach wenig Stund
das bös Unglück mich von dir weg wird treiben, 
soll doch mein Lieb zu dir stets ewig bleiben.
Vertrau mir das. 
Ach, Scheiden macht uns die Äuglein naß. 

Und übers Jahr
komm ich führwahr
wiedrum zu dir. Tu dich so hart nit grämen! 
Will dennoch jetzt ein'n freundlich Urlaub nehmen.
Ich muß auf d'Straß. 
Ach, Scheiden macht uns die Äuglein naß.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Leonhard Lechner (1553 - 1606), "Gott b'hüte dich" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "God protect you", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 96

God protect you

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

God protect you,
and me as well.
I pray, do not turn away from me,
so I too will surely think of you
without ceasing.
Ah, parting causes us to weep.

Although now
after only a few hours
evil misfortune shall drive me away from you,
my love for you shall nevertheless endure forever.
Trust me on that.
Ah, parting causes us to weep.

And after a year
I will truly come
back to you again.  Do not grieve so bitterly!
I shall nevertheless take a friendly leave.
I must hit the road.
Ah, parting causes us to weep.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-31
Line count: 18
Word count: 99