by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Bittres mir zu sagen denkst du See original
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
Bitteres mir zu sagen denkst du; Aber nun und nimmer kränkst du, Ob du noch so böse bist. Deine herben Redetaten Scheitern an korallner Klippe, Werden all zu reinen Gnaden, Denn sie müssen, um zu schaden, Schiffen über eine Lippe, Die die Süße selber ist.
Composition:
- Set to music by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Bittres mir zu sagen denkst du", Lieder no. 9, published 1914
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 35, first published 1846
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bitt're taal te spreken denk je", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You are thinking of something bitter to say", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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