Separation | O, my sweetheart, we must part

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by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

O du lieber Schatz

(Sung text for setting by F. Hiller)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

O, du lieber, lieber Schatz! wir müssen scheiden,
Keine Hoffnung ist auf Erden mehr.
Drum zerspringet schier das Herz, das Herz uns beiden --
Lieber Schatz! ach weine nicht so sehr!
Gib mir einen Kuß! 
Eh' ich dich lassen muß.
O wie trägt mein Herz an seiner Lieb' so schwer!

Ach! das Bächlein rauscht und rauscht zu deinen Füßen,
Schwälblein baut an deinem Fensterlein.
Ach! sie Alle, Alle dürfen dich begrüßen,
Und von dannen muß nur ich allein.
Von der Rose brich 
Einen Strauß für mich!
Daß ich Etwas hab' von dir, darauf ich wein'.

Mond und Sonne will nach dir, nach dir ich fragen,
Die dich sehen über'm fernen Meer.
Alle Nacht will ich Gutnacht, Gutnacht dir sagen,
Als ob ich noch immer bei dir wär'.
Nimm den letzten Kuß!
Eh' dich lassen muß,
B'hüt' dich Gott, mein Schatz, ich seh' dich nimmermehr!

Composition:

Ferdinand von Hiller

Text Authorship:

by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Burschenlieder, no. 11

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ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Separation", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Separation

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hiller)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

O, my sweetheart, we must part,
hope is no more on Earth;
it almost shatters both our hearts;
dearest treasure, oh!  Weep not so bitterly.
Give me a kiss 
before I must leave you,
oh!  How heavy is my heart in its love.

See, the brooklet ripples at your feet,
Little swallows build nests at your window;
all can greet you tenderly
and I must be apart and alone.
Pick a rose for me
from your bouquet,
that I have something from you, on it I'll weep.

I will ask the moon and sun about you,
as you'll also see them over the distant sea,
every night I'll wish you ``good-night'',
as if I were still here with you.
Give me a last kiss
before I must leave,
God be with you, my treasure, I'll see you never again.

Note: this is a translation of the Marschner version.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Burschenlieder, no. 11
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 139