Tu crois dire des paroles acerbes

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Bittres mir zu sagen denkst du

(Sung text for setting by E. Wolff)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

  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.

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Erich J. Wolff

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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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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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
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Tu crois dire des paroles acerbes

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Wolff)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Tu crois me dire des paroles acerbes  ;
Mais tu ne seras jamais blessante
Même si tu es fâchée.
Tes paroles acides
Se brisent sur des falaises de corail,
Et deviennent de pures gracieusetés,
Car pour faire mal,
Elles doivent naviguer sur une lèvre
Qui est la douceur même.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 35, first published 1846
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Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 48