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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.
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• J. Brahms • J. Brahms • J. Brahms • J. Brahms • P. Eben • L. Keller • H. von SahrP. Eben sets stanzas 1-3
L. Keller sets stanzas 1, 3-4
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed 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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Ai Déu, quin mal fa la separació, m’ha ferit el cor, i així vaig trotant per les landes i a tothora ploro. Són moltes les hores en les que el meu cor suporta un ocult sofriment, encara que sovint estic alegre. M’havia fet un jardinet de violetes i trèvol verd, se’m va gelar massa aviat i això em féu mal al cor. Se’m va gelar a la llum del sol, un arbust, el lligabosc, una flor, el miosotis. La flor a la que em refereixo, és del tipus més noble, pura a tota virtut, delicada és la seva boqueta, els seus ullets són bonics i fins, quan jo penso en ella, de grat voldria estar al seu costat! Si la meva estimada em rebutja com altres fan sovint, haig de menar una vida alegre amb un ànim lleuger? Podria, però no pot pas ser així, que Déu beneeixi el teu cor, ens hem de separar.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Ach Gott, wie weh thut Scheiden" = "Ai Déu, quin mal fa la separació"
"Ach Gott, wie weh tut Scheiden" = "Ai Déu, quin mal fa la separació"
"Altdeutsches Lied" = "Antiga cançó alemanya"
"Der traurige Garten" = "El jardí trist"
"Erfrorene Blumen" = "Flors congelades"
"Scheiden" = "Separació"
"Volkslied" = "Cançó popular"
"Wie weh thut Scheiden" = "Quin mal fa la separació"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Ach Gott, wie weh thut Scheiden!"
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