by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
Translation by Ernst Ortlepp (1800 - 1864)

On a Cornelian Heart which was Broken
Language: English 
Ill-fated Heart! and can it be,
That thou should'st thus be rent in twain?
Have years of care for thine and thee
Alike been all employ'd in vain?

Yet precious seems each shatter'd part,
And every fragment dearer grown,
Since he who wears thee feels thou art
A fitter emblem of his own.

Confirmed with Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: and other Poems, seventh Edition, London: John Murray, 1814, page 237. Appears in Poems.


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Auf ein zerbrochnes Herz von Carneol
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  ENG
Unglücklich Herz, und konnt' es sein,
    Daß deine Form in Stücke ging!
Da sie durch langer Jahre Reihn
    Getreulich mir am Busen hing?
 
Doch Werth von dir hat jedes Stück,
    Weil du mein eigner Spiegel bist,
Denn jedes Stück zeigt mir ein Glück,
    Das einst, ach, war, und nicht mehr ist!

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Auf ein zerbrochnes Herz von Carneol", 1839, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Ortlepp (1800 - 1864), "Auf ein zerbrochenes Herz von Carneol"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "On a Cornelian Heart which was Broken", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 52