by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Von der Rose meines Herzens
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s): ENG
Von der Rose meines Herzens 
pflücktest Blätter nach Gefallen
Sind vor Gluth des Scheideschmerzens
All die andern abgefallen.

Note: this text is quoted and expanded upon by Friedrich Rückert in his poem Text-Erweiterung.


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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "From the rose of my heart", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

From the rose of my heart
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
From the rose of my heart
   You picked petals as you pleased;
   From the burning pain of parting
   All the others dropped off [as well].

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Sharon Krebs, (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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This text was added to the website: 2016-11-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 25