English translations of Zwei Lieder, opus 14

by Ernst Rentsch (1844 - 1886)

Return to the original list

1. Ewige Liebe  [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Rentsch (1844 - 1886), "Ewige Liebe", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich hab dich geliebet und liebe dich noch!
Und fiele die Welt zusammen,
Aus ihren Trümmern stiegen doch
[Hervor]1 meiner Liebe Flammen.

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.

View original text (without footnotes)

Confirmed with Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1827, page 150.

1 Végh: "Empor"

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
1. Eternal love
Language: English 
I loved you once and I love you still!
And though the world may collapse,
From its rubble nevertheless
The flames of my love would arise.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
    Contact: 

Based on:

Go to the general single-text view

Translations of title(s):
"Meiner Seele bist du ein Theil" = "You are a part of my soul"
"Ich hab dich geliebet" = "I loved you once"
"Ich hab dich geliebet und liebe dich noch" = "I loved you once and I love you still"
"Ich hab' dich geliebt und liebe dich noch" = "I loved you once and I love you still"
"Wunsch" = "Wish"
"Meine liebe Flammenn" = "The flames of my love"
"Ich hab' dich geliebt" = "I loved you once"
"Zu Ende" = "At an end"
"Ich habe dich geliebet" = "I loved you once"
"Ewige Liebe" = "Eternal love"



This text was added to the website: 2019-02-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 26

Translation © by Sharon Krebs