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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:
- Set to music by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 298, published 1847, stanzas 1-4
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.
Line count: 40
Word count: 263
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.
Text Authorship:
- 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
Line count: 16
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