Es hat die Rose sich beklagt,
Daß gar zu schnell der Duft vergehe,
Den ihr der Lenz gegeben habe --

  Da hab' ich ihr zum Trost gesagt,
Daß er durch meine Lieder wehe
Und dort ein ewiges Leben habe.

Composition:

Set to music by Ludwig Keller (1847 - 1930), "Es hat die Rose sich beklagt" [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 10

Based on:

• a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "The rose"
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
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