Een sonnet | Ach, kon ik, kon ik vergeten haar

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by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Altfranzösisches Sonnet

(Sung text for setting by O. Raif)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Ach, könnt' ich, könnte vergessen Sie!
  Ihr schönes, liebliches Wesen,
Den Blick, die freundliche Lippe, die!
  Vielleicht ich möchte genesen!
Doch ach! mein Herz, mein Herz kann es nie!
Und doch ist's Wahnsinn, zu hoffen Sie!
     ... 
Und denn, wie kann ich vergessen Sie,
  Ihr schönes, liebliches Wesen,
Den Blick, die freundliche Lippe, die!
  Viel lieber nimmer genesen!

Composition:

Oskar Raif

Text Authorship:

by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Ein Sonnet", subtitle: "Aus dem 13ten Jahrhundert"

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by François-Auguste Paradis de Moncrif (1687 - 1770), "Chanson" [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in Old French (Ancien français) by Thibaut Ier de Navarre (1201 - 1253)
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Een sonnet", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Oh, could I only forget her", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "A sonnet"
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sonnet", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Un sonetto", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
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Word count: 77

Een sonnet

(Sung text translation for setting by O. Raif)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ach, kon ik, kon ik vergeten haar,
Haar mooie, lieve, lieflijke wezen,
Die blik, dat vriend'lijke lippenpaar!
Misschien zou ‘k dan wel genezen!
Maar ach, mijn hart, mijn hart valt ’t te zwaar!
Al is het waanzin, te hopen op haar!
En rond haar te zweven
Geeft moed en leven: ga nooit vandaar!
En dan, hoe kan ik vergeten haar,
Haar mooie, lieve, lieflijke wezen,
Die blik, dat vriend’lijke lippenpaar?
Dan liever nooit meer genezen!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Ein Sonnet", subtitle: "Aus dem 13ten Jahrhundert"
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by François-Auguste Paradis de Moncrif (1687 - 1770), "Chanson" [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Old French (Ancien français) by Thibaut Ier de Navarre (1201 - 1253)
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 77