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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Ach Gott, wie weh thut Scheiden!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ach Gott, wie weh thut Scheiden!
Hat mir mein Herz verwundt;
So trab' ich über die Heiden
Und traur' zu aller Stund,
Der Stunden der sind also viel,
Mein Herz trägt heimlich Leiden,
Wiewol ich oft fröhlich bin.

Hatt' mir ein Gärtlein bauet,
Von Veil und grünem Klee,
Ist mir zu früh  erfroren,
Thut meinem Herzen weh;
Ist mir erfrorn bei Sonnenschein,
Ein Kraut: Je länger je lieber,
Ein Blümlein: Vergiß nicht mein.

Das Blümlein das ich meine,
Das ist von edler Art,
Ist aller Tugend reine,
Ihr Mündlein das ist zart,
Ihr' Äuglein die sind hübsch und fein,
Wann ich an sie gedenke,
Wie gern ich bei ihr wollt' sein! 

Sollt meinen Buhlen aufgeben
Als oft ein Andrer thut,
Sollt führen ein fröhlich's Leben,
Darzu ein' leichten Mut?
Das kann und mag doch nicht gesein;
Gesegn' dich Gott im Herzen!
Es muß geschieden sein.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Brahms •   J. Brahms •   J. Brahms •   J. Brahms •   P. Eben •   L. Keller •   H. von Sahr 

P. Eben sets stanzas 1-3
L. Keller sets stanzas 1, 3-4

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Confirmed with Deutsche Volkslieder gesammelt von Georg Scherer, Leipzig, Verlag von Gustav Mayer, 1851, pages 121-122.

Note: modern German would change the following spellings "thut" -> "tut", "Wiewol" -> "Wiewohl", etc.

Note provided by Johann Winkler for von Sahr's setting, which uses the word "erwegen" in stanza 4 line 1 (see below): Grimm dedicates more than 4 columns to this word. It has two different meanings: 1st: to make a decision, 2nd: to forego something. It seems likely the text means the 2nd alternative: "Should I forego my beloved ... in order to lead a merry (because unbound) life? ... No, that must not be." The word "erwehren", found in at least three scores (Brahms Eben, Keller), doesn't make any sense and was probably written by someone who didn't understand the word "erwegen", which flourished -- according to Grimm -- in the 16th century and disappeared in the 18th.


Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ach Gott, wie weh thut Scheiden!" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 161

Ach God, hoe zeer doet scheiden!
NOTE: the footnotes have been removed from this text; return to general view
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ach God, hoe zeer doet scheiden!
Mijn hart is stuk en zuur.
Dus draaf ik over de heiden
En treur, ja, ieder uur.
En uren zijn er wel zo veel.
Mijn hart draagt heim’lijk lijden,
Hoewel ik vaak vrolijk speel.
 
‘k Heb mij een tuin geschapen
Vol klaver en jasmijn,
Hij is te vroeg bevroren,
Het doet mijn hart veel pijn.
De zon ze toch bevriezen liet,
Een kruid, tuinkamperfoelie,
Een bloempje vergeet-mij-niet.
 
Het bloempje waar ‘k op duidde,
Dat is van hoog geslacht,
Is rein en rijk aan deugden,
Haar mondje, dat is zacht.
Haar oogjes, die zijn mooi en fijn;
Als ik aan haar moet denken,
Hoe gaarne zou´k bij haar zijn!
 
Moet ik mijn liefde weren,
Zoals vaak een ander doet,
Moet ik dan vrolijk leven,
Met ook een licht gemoed?
Dat kan en wil toch niet bestaan,
Gods zegen mag je sterken,
Ik moet nu hier vandaan.

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Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-20
Line count: 28
Word count: 155

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