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O Eppie, mein Leben! Mein Kleinod, mein Streben! Wer möchte nicht leben Mit Eppie Adair? Dir weih' ich, o Liebe, Die zärtlichsten Triebe, Die treueste Liebe, Mein' Eppie Adair! O Eppie, mein Leben! Mein Kleinod, mein Streben! Wer möchte nicht leben Mit Eppie Adair? Mich quäle die Lüge Mit Marter und Rüge, Wenn je ich betrüge Mein' Eppie Adair!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Robert Burns' Gedichte von W. Gerhard, Leipzig, Verlag von Johann Ambr. Barth, 1841, page 136.
Authorship
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Eppie Adair" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Eppie Adair"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Hubert Ferdinand Kufferath (1818 - 1896), "O Eppie, mein Leben!", op. 3 (6 Lieder von R. Burns für Tenor oder Sopran) no. 1, published 1841 [tenor or soprano and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 60
Oh Eppie, my life! My treasure, my striving! Who would not like to live With Eppie Adair? Oh dear one, I dedicate to you The most tender urges, The most faithful love, My Eppie Adair! Oh Eppie, my life! My treasure, my striving! Who would not like to live With Eppie Adair? May lies torture me With agony and rebuke, If ever I should betray My Eppie Adair!
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Translations of title(s):
"O Eppie, mein Leben!" = "Oh Eppie, my life!"
"Eppie Adair" = "Eppie Adair"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Eppie Adair"
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Eppie Adair"
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 69