by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Oh weh des Scheidens See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Oh weh' des Scheidens, das er that, Da er mich ließ im Sehnen! Oh weh' des Bittens, wie er bat, Des Weinens seiner Thränen! Er sprach zu mir: Dein Trauern laß! Und schied doch selbst in Schmerzen. Von seinen Tränen ward ich naß, Daß kühl mir's ward im Herzen.
Composition:
- Set to music by Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896), "Oh weh des Scheidens"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 38
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "O pain of parting", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô douleur de la séparation", copyright © 2015, (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.
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