by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846)
From thee, Eliza, I must go
Language: Scottish (Scots)
From thee, Eliza, I must go,
And from my native shore;
The cruel fates between us throw
A boundless ocean's roar:
But boundless oceans, roaring wide,
Between my love and me,
They never, never can divide
My heart and soul from thee.
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Tune -- "Gilderoy."Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Song : From thee Eliza", title 2: "Song -- Farewell to Eliza ", written 1786
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "S bohem, Elize"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson : De toi Eliza", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da te, Elisa", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 88
Von dir, mein Lieb See original
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)
Our translations: DUT
Von dir, mein Lieb, ich scheiden muß,
Wie ist mein Herz so schwer!
Uns trennt nach grimmem Schicksalsschluß
Das weite, öde Meer.
Das weite Meer, das brausend wild,
Wogt zwischen dir und mir,
Trennt von der Seele nicht dein Bild,
Und nicht mein Herz von dir.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Von dir, mein Lieb", stanza 1
Text Authorship:
- by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846), appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns, first published 1839
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Song : From thee Eliza", title 2: "Song -- Farewell to Eliza ", written 1786
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 98