by María do Ceo, Abbess (1658 - 1753)
Translation by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Cubridme de flores
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Cubridme de flores
que muero de amores!
Porque de mi aliento el aire
no lleve el olor sublime,
cubridme!
sea porque todo es uno
alientos de amor y olores
de flores.
De asucenas y jasmines
aqui la mortaja espero,
que muero!
Si me preguntais de qué
respondo: en dulces rigores
de amores.

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Confirmed with Maria do Ceo, Engaños do Bosque, Desengaños do Rio, Lisboã: Antonio Ildefonso da Fonseca, 1741, page 159. Appears in Segunda Parte, in Capitulo IV. Note: some editions spell the first word "Cobridme"


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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
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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!
Ist ja alles doch dasselbe, 
Liebesodem oder Düfte 
    Von Blumen.
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.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Duet 'Bedek mij met bloemen'", 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
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Word count: 58