by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more
Language: English 
Our translations:  DUT FIN ITA
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea and one on shore;
To one thing constant never.
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into Hey nonny, nonny.

Sing no more ditties, sing no more,
Of dumps so dull and heavy;
The fraud of men was ever so
Since summer first was leavy.
Then sigh not so,
But let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny;
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into Hey nonny, nonny.

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•   W. Fisher 

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Klagt, Mädchen, klagt nicht Ach und Weh
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Klagt, Mädchen, klagt nicht Ach und Weh,
Kein Mann bewahrt die Treue!
Am Ufer halb, halb schon zur See,
Reizt, lockt sie nur das Neue!
Weint keine Trän' und lasst sie gehn!
Seid froh und guter Dinge!
Dass statt der Klag und dem Gestöhn
Juchheissassa erklinge!

Singt nicht Balladen trüb und bleich,
In Trauermelodien:
Der Männer Trug war immer gleich
Seitdem die Schwalben ziehen!
Weint keine Trän' und lasst sie gehn!
Seid froh und guter Dinge!
Dass statt der Klag und dem Gestöhn
Juchheissassa, Juchheissassa erklinge!

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•   E. Korngold 

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This text was added to the website: 2021-10-08
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