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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Erwin
 (Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)
 See original
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:

    Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Erwin", op. 7 no. 2

Text Authorship:

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

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

  • 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.
Line count: 17
Word count: 81

Vous vous fanez, chères roses
 (Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Erwin
 Vous vous fanez, chères roses,
 Mon amour ne vous soutenait pas ;
 Ah, fleurissez ! pour le désespéré,
 À qui le chagrin brise l'âme !

 De celui qui guettant le premier bourgeon
Allait de bonne heure dans son jardin,
Hélas, à ces jours je pense tristement,
Quand, mon ange, je m'accrochais à toi.

 Toutes ces fleurs, tous ces fruits,
 Je les apportais à tes pieds
 Et devant ton visage
 L'espoir faisait battre le cœur

 Vous vous fanez, chères roses,
 Mon amour ne vous soutenait pas ;
 Ah, fleurissez ! pour le désespéré,
 À qui le chagrin brise l'âme !

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Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wehmut", appears in Erwin und Elmire
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-28
Line count: 17
Word count: 94

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