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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

My heart is sair, I daurna tell
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
My heart is sair, I daurna tell,
My heart is sair for somebody,
I could wake a winter's night, 
For the sake o' somebody,
Oh, hon!  for somebody!
I could range the world around
For the sake o' somebody.

Ye powers that smile on virtuous love,
Oh!  sweetly smile on somebody;
Frae ilka danger keep him free,
And send me safe my somebody.
Oh, hon!  for somebody!
I wad dae what wad I no'?
For the sake o' somebody.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart is sair"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 79

Für Einen
 (Sung text for setting by G. Hecht)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mein Herz ist schwer, Gott sei's geklagt,
Mein Herz ist schwer für Einen.
O Gott, eine lange Winternacht
Könnt' wachen ich für Einen!
O Leid, für Einen!
O Freud', für Einen!
Die ganze Welt könnt' ich durchziehn für Einen!

Ihr Mächte, reiner Liebe hold,
O lächelt mild auf Einen!
Schützt vor Gefahr ihn, bringt gesund
Zurück mir meinen Einen!
O Leid, für Einen!
O Freud', für Einen!
Ich tät' - o Gott, was tät' ich nicht für Einen?

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Für Einen", op. 9 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach

Text Authorship:

  • by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Robert Burns. Elf Lieder [later 13 Lieder], no. 7[9]

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My heart is sair"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

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