Since my beloved went away | Since my beloved went away

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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Seit die Liebste war entfernt

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Seit die Liebste mir entfernt,
Hab'  ich's Lachen ganz verlernt.
Schlechten Witz trieb mancher Wicht,
Aber lachen konnt' ich nicht.

Seit ich sie verloren hab,
Schafft' ich auch das Weinen ab;
Oft vor Weh das Herz mir bricht,
Aber weinen kann ich nicht.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 35

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Since my beloved went away", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Charles Beltjens) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 35, first published 1827
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 47

Since my beloved went away

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Since my beloved went away from me,
I have completely forgotten how to laugh.
Many a scoundrel made a bad joke,
But I could not laugh.
 
Since I have lost her,
I have also given up weeping;
My heart is often breaking with pain,
But I cannot weep.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 35
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