Part, ah part, but only not from love | Part, ah only part

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by Wilhelmina Christiane von Chézy, née Klencke (1783 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mitternacht

(Sung text for setting by E. Zumsteeg)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Scheide, ach scheide
Doch nur von Liebe nicht,
Wird Liebe gleich zu Leide,
Sie ist des Lebens-Licht!
Scheid', o scheide von Liebe nicht!

Scheide, ach scheide,
Doch nur von Hoffnung nicht,
Sie ist ein Stern im Leide,
Ein Gottvergißmeinnicht!
Scheid', o scheide von Hoffnung nicht!

Scheide, ach scheide
Doch nur vom Glauben nicht!
Der sagt dir: Liebe, leide,
Und hoff' in meinem Licht!
Scheid', o scheide vom Glauben nicht!

Scheide, ach scheide
Doch nur vom Leide nicht!
Wer nicht kennt Lieb' im Leide,
Der kennt nicht Lieb' im Licht!
Scheid', o scheide vom Leide nicht!

Composition:

Emilie Zumsteeg

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Text Authorship:

by Wilhelmina Christiane von Chézy, née Klencke (1783 - 1856), "Beharre!", appears in Herzenstöne auf Pilgerwegen

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Part, ah part, but only not from love", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tiens bon", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

Part, ah part, but only not from love

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Zumsteeg)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Part, ah only part
Not from love,
Even if love immediately becomes suffering,
It is the light of life!
Part, oh part not from love!

Part, ah only part
Not from hope!
It is a star in suffering,
A God-forget-me-not!
Part, oh part not from hope!

Part, ah only part
Not from faith!
Faith tells you: love, suffer
And hope in my light!
Part, oh part not from faith!

Part, ah only part
Not from suffering!
Whoever does not know love in suffering,
Does not know love in light!
Part, oh part not from suffering!

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 79