You say that I deluded myself (Platen-Hallermünde, set by (Johannes Brahms, Felix Semon, M. D.)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Du sprichst, daß ich mich täuschte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): DUT ENG FRE

Du sprichst, daß ich mich täuschte,
Beschworst es hoch und hehr,
Ich weiß ja doch, du liebtest,
Allein du liebst nicht mehr!

Dein schönes Auge brannte,
Die Küsse brannten sehr,
Du liebtest mich, bekenn es,
Allein du liebst nicht mehr!

Ich zähle nicht auf neue,
Getreue Wiederkehr;
Gesteh nur, daß du liebtest,
Und liebe mich nicht mehr!

Authorship

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), first published 1819 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Du sprichst, daß ich mich täuschte", op. 32 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 6 (1864), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [ sung text checked 1 time]
by Felix Semon, M. D. (1849 - 1921), "Du sprichst, dass ich mich täuschte", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jij zegt, dat ‘k mij vergiste", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You say that I deluded myself", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

You say that I deluded myself

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You say that I deluded myself,
You swear it imposingly;
I know however, that you loved me,
Only now you love me no more.

Your lovely eyes glowed bright,
Your kisses burned greatly;
You loved me, confess it,
Only now you love me no more!

I count on nothing new,
No return to faithfulness;
Just admit that you did love,
And now love me no more!

Authorship

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), first published 1819

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 66