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by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

Translation © by Wilson Hidalgo

O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst

(Sung text for setting by F. Liszt)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FIN FRE JPN SPA

O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst!
O lieb, so lang du lieben magst!
Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt,
Wo du an Gräbern stehst und klagst.

Und sorge, daß dein Herz glüht
Und Liebe hegt und Liebe trägt,
So lang ihm noch ein ander Herz
In Liebe warm entgegenschlägt.

Und wer dir seine Brust erschließt,
O tu ihm, was du kannst, zu lieb!
Und mach ihm jede Stunde froh,
Und mach ihm keine Stunde trüb.

Und hüte deine Zunge wohl,
Bald ist ein böses Wort gesagt!
O Gott, es war nicht bös gemeint, -
Der andre aber geht und klagt.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz (Ferenc) Liszt

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

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

ENG English (Thomas Ang) , "O love, love as long as you can!", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , subtitle: "愛の夢", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Ama todo el tiempo que puedas", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Richard Schindler , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Ama todo el tiempo que puedas

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Liszt)

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Language: Spanish (Español) after the German (Deutsch)

Ama todo el tiempo que puedas. 
Ama todo el tiempo que desees. 
Llegará la hora en que te encuentres 
al pie de la tumba y te lamentes. 

Y cuida que tu corazón arda, 
que acaricie y lleve un amor todo el tiempo 
que otro corazón enamorado 
junto a él palpite. 

Y a quien te abra su pecho, 
haz por su amor todo lo que puedas. 
Hazle cada hora feliz, 
y ninguna hora sombría. 

Y guarda bien tu lengua, 
con ligereza sale una palabra cruel. 
Dios mío, la intención no era cruel, 
pero el otro va y llora.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2007 by Wilson Hidalgo, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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