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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Scheiden

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT FRE

Sind wir geschieden,
Und ich muß leben ohne dich,
Gib dich zufrieden,
Du bist mein einz'ges Licht.
Bleib' mir beständig,
Treu, unabwendig:
Mein letzter Tropfen Blut
Sei dir, mein Engel, gut.

Ich will indessen,
Mein Engel und mein Kind,
Dein nicht vergessen,
Du bleibest mir in dem Sinn.
Die Zeit wird's fügen,
Dass mein Vergnügen
Nach überstand'ner Pein
Wird desto größer sein.

Weht, weht, ihr Winde,
Und bringt mir einen Gruß
Von meinem schönsten Kinde,
Darum ich trauern muß.
Küßt ihr die Wangen,
Sagt mein Verlangen,
Bringt ihr die Botschaft mein:
Ich leb' und sterbe dein.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

Note: a version of the text found online has "ich leb'" instead of "muß leben" in stanza 1, line 2.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

20 Deutsche Volkslieder

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Sind wir geschieden", written c1800

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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) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Si nous sommes séparés", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor] , Thomas Jaenicke , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-28
Line count: 32
Word count: 138

Si nous sommes séparés

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

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

Si nous sommes séparés
Et que je doive vivre sans toi,
Sois tranquille
Tu es mon unique lumière,
Si tu me reste constante,
Fidèle, sans détour :
Que ma dernière goutte de sang
Soit pour toi, mon bon ange.

Mais en attendant,
Mon ange et mon enfant,
Je ne veux pas t'oublier,
Tu restes dans mes pensées.
Le temps fera
Que mon plaisir,
Après avoir surmonté la peine,
N'en sera que plus grand.

Soufflez, soufflez, vents,
Et apportez-moi le salut
De ma plus belle enfant
Qu'il me faut pleurer.
Embrassez ses joues,
Dites-lui mon désir,
Apportez-lui mon message :
Je vis et meurs pour toi.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

C. Weber a mis en musique les strophes 1-3
J. Brahms a mis en musique les strophes 1-3
F. Gumbert a mis en musique les strophes 3-4?

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Sind wir geschieden", written c1800
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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-26
Line count: 32
Word count: 141