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Wehe der, die mir verstrickte meinen Geliebten! Wehe der, die ihn verstrickte! Ach, der Erste, den ich liebte, ward gefangen in Sevilla. Mein Vielgeliebter, Wehe der, die ihn verstrickte! Ward gefangen in Sevilla mit der Fessel meiner Locken. Mein Vielgeliebter, Wehe der, wehe der, die ihn verstrickte!
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- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 8 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536)
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- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wehe der, die mir verstrickte", 1889-90, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder, no. 33. [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "Woe to her, who ensnared", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 11
Word count: 47
Woe to her, who ensnared my beloved! Woe to her, who ensnared him! Ah, that first one, who I loved, was captured in Seville. My best beloved, Woe to her who ensnared him! He was captured in Seville with the chains of my locks. My best beloved, Woe to her, woe to her, who ensnared him!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Prichard, (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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 8
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Gil Vicente (c1470 - c1536)
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-08
Line count: 11
Word count: 56