Cover me with flowers

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Duett

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Bedeckt mich mit Blumen,
Ich sterbe vor Liebe.
Daß die Luft mit leisem Wehen
nicht den süßen Duft mir entführe,
    Bedeckt mich!
 ... 
Von Jasmin und weißen Lilien
sollt ihr hier mein Grab bereiten,
    Ich sterbe. 
Und befragt ihr mich: Woran?
sag' ich: Unter süßen Qualen
    Vor Liebe.

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-5,9-14 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Spanische Liebeslieder

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Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 14

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "O'erstrew me with flowers"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Couvre moi de fleurs, je meurs", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ricopritemi di fiori", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "Cubridme con flores", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 58

Duet

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Cover me with flowers;
I am dying of love.
Cover me so that the breeze with its light wafting
May not carry the sweet scent away  ... 
    Cover me!
 ... 
Of jasmine and white lilies
You are to prepare my grave here;
    I am dying.
And if you ask me: Of what?
I say: In sweet agony
    Of love.

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-5,9-14 of the original text.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 14
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 75