Not with angels in the blue canopy of heaven

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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Nicht mit Engeln im blauen Himmelszelt

(Sung text for setting by E. Mandyczewski)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Nicht mit Engeln im blauem Himmelszelt,
Nicht mit Rosen auf duftigem Blumenfeld,
Selbst mit der ewigen Sonne Licht,
Vergleich' ich Zuleikha, mein Mädchen nicht!

Denn der Engel Busen ist liebeleer,
Unter Rosen drohen die Dornen her,
Und die Sonne verhüllt des Nachts ihr Licht,
Sie alle gleichen Zuleikha nicht.

Nichts finden, so weit das Weltall reicht,
Die Blicke, was meiner Zuleikha gleicht!
Schön, dornlos, voll ewigem Liebes-Schein!
Kann sie mit sich selbst nur verglichen sein!

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Eusebius Mandyczewski

Zuléikha. Sieben Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy von Bodenstedt

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 1

Based on:

a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "Not e'en Angels"
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 81

Not with angels in the blue canopy of heaven

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Mandyczewski)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Not with angels in the blue canopy of heaven,
Not with roses on the scented flowery meadow,
Even with the light of the eternal sun,
Do I compare Suleika, my maiden!

For the bosom of the angels is void of love,
From under the roses thorns threaten,
And the sun hides its light at night,
They are all nothing like Suleika.

As far as the universe extends, my eyes
Find nothing that is like my Suleika!
Beautiful, thornless, full of the eternal glow of love,
She can only be compared to herself!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 1
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Based on:

a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 95