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Es hat die Rose sich beklagt, Daß gar zu schnell der Duft vergehe, Den ihr der Lenz gegeben habe -- Da hab' ich ihr zum Trost gesagt, Daß er durch meine Lieder wehe Und drin ein ew'ges Leben habe.
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The rose has complained That the scent, given to her by springtime, Disappears all too quickly -- Thereupon I comforted her by saying That it wafts through my songs And has an eternal life therein.
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