by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Wenn zwei von einander scheiden
 (Sung text for setting by W. Lessmann)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Wenn zwei von einander scheiden,
So geben sie sich die Händ',
Und fangen an zu weinen,
Und seufzen ohne End'.

Wir haben nicht geweinet,
Wir seufzten nicht Weh und Ach!
Die Tränen und die Seufzer,
Die kamen hinten nach.

Composition:

    Set to music by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Wenn zwei von einander scheiden", op. 8 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "When two people part", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 49, first published 1827
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

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