by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE ITA
Warum willst du And're fragen,
  Die's nicht meinen treu mit dir?
  Glaube nichts, als was dir sagen
  Diese beiden Augen hier.

Glaube nicht den fremden Leuten,
  Glaube nicht dem eig'nen Wahn;
  Nicht mein Thun auch sollst du deuten,
  Sondern sieh' die Augen an.

Schweigt die Lippe deinen Fragen,
  Oder zeugt sie gegen mich?
  Was auch meine Lippen sagen,
  Sieh' mein Aug' -- ich liebe dich.

Composition:

    Set to music by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), as Paul Friedrich Merxhausen, "Volkslied", published 1870? [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Müller

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Per què vols preguntar als altres", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) (YiLing Chaing) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Waarom wil je 't anderen vragen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "Why will you question others", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pourquoi demander aux autres", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Perché domandi ad altri", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 64