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Du gav mig den røde rose
Language: Danish (Dansk) after the German (Deutsch)
Du gav mig den røde rose,
som hvilte ved dit bryst;
ak, hvorfor måtte den nyde
kun så kort den salige lyst?
Du gav mig også dit hjerte,
men ak! du tog det igen,
jeg og den røde rose
vi visne nu begge hen.
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- ENG English (Maryanna Morthensen) , "You gave me the red rose", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-03
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You gave me the red rose
Language: English after the Danish (Dansk)
You gave me the red rose
that rested at your chest
Alas, why was it allowed to enjoy
only so briefly the blissful delight?
You also gave me your heart,
but alas! you took it back,
I - and the red rose -
we now both wither away.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-03
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