by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
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"
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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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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Word count: 51