by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860)
Thou hast left me ever, Jamie
Language: Scottish (Scots)
Our translations: FRE
Thou hast left me ever, Jamie, Thou hast left me ever: Aften hast thou vow'd that Death Only should us sever; Now thou'st left thy lass for aye- I maun see thee never, Jamie, I'll see thee never. Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie, Thou hast me forsaken; Thou canst love another jo, While my heart is breaking; Soon my weary een I'll close, Never mair to waken, Jamie, Never mair to waken!
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", written 1793
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tu m'as quittée pour toujours, Jamie", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) ((Johann) Philipp Kaufmann) , appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns, first published 1839
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 72
Du hast mich verlassen, Jamie See original
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)
Du hast mich verlassen, Jamie! ... Oft hast du gelobt, daß nur Der Tod uns sollte scheiden; Nun verlässt du doch dein Lieb! Muß dich ewig meiden, Jamie! ewig dich meiden, o Jamie! Du hast mich verlassen! ... Du liebst wohl ein ander Lieb, Bricht mein Herz auch immer! Bald schliess' ich mein müdes Aug' Und erwache nimmer, Jamie! Und erwache nimmer, o Jamie!
Composition:
- Set to music by Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1825 - 1904), "Du hast mich verlassen, Jamie" [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860), "Du hast mich verlassen", appears in Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns, Braunschweig, Westermann, first published 1840
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", written 1793
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Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 77