Je verwelkt nu, lieve rozen

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Erwin

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE SPA

Erwin
 Ihr verblühet, süße Rosen,
 Meine Liebe trug euch nicht;
 Blühet, ach! dem Hoffnungslosen,
 Dem der Gram die Seele bricht!

 Der auf erste Knöspchen lauernd
 früh zu seinem Garten ging,
 ach der Tage denk ich trauernd,
 als ich Engel an dir hing.

 Alle Blüten, alle Früchte
 Noch zu deinen Füßen trug
 Und vor deinem Angesichte
 Hoffnung mir im Herzen schlug.

 Ihr verblühet, süße Rosen,
 Meine Liebe trug euch nicht;
 Blühtet, ach! dem Hoffnungslosen,
 Dem der Gram die Seele bricht.

Note: in Perfall's score, there are two typos: stanza 2, line 4, word 5 is "hin" instead of "ging"; and stanza 3, line 4, word 5 is "trug" instead of "schlug".

Composition:

Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wehmut", appears in Erwin und Elmire

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "El tiempo de las rosas", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 81

Erwin

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Erwin
 Je verwelkt nu, lieve rozen,
 Redding bood mijn liefde niet;
 Bloei, ach, voor de hopeloze,
 Die nu breekt door groot verdriet!

Die, naar eerste knopjes turend,
Vroeg steeds naar zijn tuin toe ging;
Aan die dagen denk ik treurend,
Toen ik, engel, aan jou hing.

 Alle bloesems, alle vruchten
 Braaf nog naar jouw voeten droeg
 En voor jou, mijn hoog doorluchte,
 Hoopvol ook mijn hart nog sloeg.

 Je verwelkt nu, lieve rozen,
 Redding bood mijn liefde niet;
 Bloei, ach, voor de hopeloze,
 Die nu breekt door groot  verdriet.

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