Que ta douce bouche de rubis

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund
Zudringlichkeiten nicht verfluchen:
Was hat Liebesschmerz andern Grund,
Als seine Heilung zu suchen?

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh, first published 1818 [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 Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund", 1953 [ voice and 3 clarinets ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Raoul Koczalski (1884 - 1948), "Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund", op. 121 no. 8 (1936), from Aus dem west-östichen Divan von Goethe. 21 Gedichte vertont als Gesäng und Duette für Sopran und Bariton, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Allen Shearer) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Que ta douce bouche de rubis

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Que ta douce bouche de rubis
Ne maudisse pas les importunités :
Quel autre but a la peine d'amour
Que de chercher sa guérison ?

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh, first published 1818
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-06
Line count: 4
Word count: 23