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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by John Glenn Paton

Liebesfrühling

(Sung text for setting by W. Speyer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Kann's das Meiden?
Kann uns Meiden scheiden? Nein. 
Ob wir uns zu sehn vermieden,
Ungeschieden 
Wollen wir im Herzen sein.
Mein und dein,
Dein und mein
Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Wald und Haiden?
Kann die Fern' uns scheiden? Nein. 
Unsre Lieb' ist nicht hienieden,
Ungeschieden
Wollen wir im Himmel sein.
Mein und dein, 
Dein und mein
Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.

 ... 

Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?
Haß und Neiden?
Kann die Welt uns scheiden? Nein. 
Niemand störe deinen Frieden,
Ungeschieden 
Wollen wir auf ewig sein.
Mein und dein, 
Dein und mein,
Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

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Composition:

Wilhelm Speyer

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 2

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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) , "Liefste, wat kan ons dan scheiden?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Beloved, what can divide us?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Très chère, qui peut bien nous séparer ?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 36
Word count: 149

Beloved, what can divide us?

(Sung text translation for setting by W. Speyer)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Beloved, what can divide us?
Can avoidance?
Can avoidance separate us? No.
Even if we avoided each other,
undivided
would we be in our hearts.
Mine and thine,
thine and mine
would we be, beloved.

Beloved, what can divide us?
Forest and heath?
Can distance divide us? No.
Our love is not down here on earth;
undivided
would we be in Heaven.
Mine and thine,
thine and mine
would we be, beloved.

 ... 

Beloved, what can divide us?
Hate and envy?
Can the world separate us? No.
May no one disturb your peace!
Undivided
would we be forever.
Mine and thine,
thine and mine
would we be, beloved.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-28
Line count: 36
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