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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Kann's das Meiden?
Kann uns Meiden scheiden? Nein. 
Ob wir uns zu sehn vermieden,
Ungeschieden 
Wollen wir im Herzen sein.
Mein und dein,
Dein und mein
Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Wald und Haiden?
Kann die Fern' uns scheiden? Nein. 
Unsre Lieb' ist nicht hienieden,
Ungeschieden
Wollen wir im Himmel sein.
Mein und dein, 
Dein und mein
Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Glück und Leiden?
Kann uns beides scheiden? Nein. 
Sei mir Glück, sei Weh beschieden,
Ungeschieden
Soll mein Los von deinem sein.
Mein und dein,
Dein und mein,
Wollen wir, o Liebste sein.

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Haß und Neiden?
Kann die Welt uns scheiden? Nein. 
Niemand störe deinen Frieden,
Ungeschieden 
Wollen wir auf ewig sein.
Mein und dein, 
Dein und mein,
Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   W. Speyer 

W. Speyer sets stanzas 1-2, 4

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803 - 1836), "Liebster, was kann uns denn scheiden", op. 12 no. 8, published 1836, from Persische Lieder von Fr. Rückert, no. 8, Berlin, Bethge [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Hirsch , "Liebster! was kann uns denn scheiden", op. 26 no. 9, published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling. Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 9, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Dem Geliebten", op. 119 (7 Gesänge und Lieder für Sopran oder Mezzo-Sopran) no. 3, published 1837 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Dresden, Meser [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?", op. 37 no. 6 (1841), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte aus Friedrich Rückerts Liebesfrühling [nos. 2,4,11 by Clara Schumann; the rest by Robert Schumann], no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wilhelm Speyer (1790 - 1878), "Liebesfrühling", op. 48, stanzas 1-2,4 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], note: as this is a duet, both 'Liebste' and 'Liebster' are sung [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefste, wat kan ons dan scheiden?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Beloved, what can divide us?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Très chère, qui peut bien nous séparer ?", copyright © 2008, (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: 36
Word count: 148

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