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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860)

Thou hast left me ever, Jamie
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  FRE
Thou hast left me ever, Jamie,
Thou hast left me ever:
Aften hast thou vow'd that Death
Only should us sever;
Now thou'st left thy lass for aye-
I maun see thee never, Jamie,
I'll see thee never.

Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie,
Thou hast me forsaken;
Thou canst love another jo,
While my heart is breaking;
Soon my weary een I'll close,
Never mair to waken, Jamie,
Never mair to waken!

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", written 1793

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tu m'as quittée pour toujours, Jamie", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) ((Johann) Philipp Kaufmann) , appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns, first published 1839


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 72

Du hast mich verlassen Jamie!
 (Sung text for setting by R. Franz)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Du hast mich verlassen, Jamie!
Du hast mich verlassen!
Oft hast du gelobt, daß nur
Der Tod uns sollte scheiden;
Nun verlässt du doch dein Lieb!
Muß dich ewig meiden, Jamie!
Muß dich ewig meiden!

Du hast mich Jamie!
Du hast mich verlassen!
Du liebst wohl ein andres Lieb,
Bricht mein Herz auch immer!
Bald schliess' ich mein müdes Aug'
Und erwache nimmer, Jamie!
Und erwache nimmer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Du hast mich verlassen Jamie!", op. 4 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 6, published 1845 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Julius Heintze (1811 - 1860), "Du hast mich verlassen", appears in Lieder und Balladen des Schotten Robert Burns, Braunschweig, Westermann, first published 1840

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie", written 1793
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Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

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