Dear little soul, leave off your questioning

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by Hans von Hopfen (1835 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lieb' Seelchen, lass das Fragen sein

(Sung text for setting by H. Zöllner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Lieb Seelchen, laß das Fragen sein:
Was soll der Frühling bringen?
Lichtgrünes Gras, Waldmeisterlein
Und Veilchen vor allen Dingen.

Auch Herzeleid und Frauenhuld
Gedeiht in diesen Tagen,
Ein bischen Glück, ein bischen Schuld,
-- Lieb Seelchen, laß das Fragen!

Composition:

Heinrich Zöllner

Text Authorship:

by Hans von Hopfen (1835 - 1904), "Laß das Fragen!", appears in Gedichte, in Zwischenreich

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2007-03-12
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Word count: 39

Dear little soul, leave off your...

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Zöllner)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Dear little soul, leave off your questioning:
What shall springtime bring me?
Bright green grass, sweet woodruff,
And, before all else, violets.

Also heartache and womanly favour
Flourish in these days,
A little luck, a little blame,
-- Dear little soul, leave off your questioning!

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