Die Liebe hat gelogen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE
Die Liebe hat gelogen,
Die Sorge lastet schwer,
Betrogen, ach, betrogen
Hat alles mich umher!

Es [rinnen]1 [heiße]2 Tropfen
Die Wange stets herab,
Laß ab, [laß ab]3 zu klopfen,
[Laß ab, mein]4 Herz, laß ab!

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Confirmed with Vermischte Schriften von August Graf von Platen Hallermünde. Erlangen, bey Carl Heyder. 1822, page 90; and with Gesammelte Werke des Grafen August von Platen. In Einem Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag. 1839, page 11.

1 Schubert: "fließen"
2 Platen (1839 edition): "helle"
3 Schubert: "mein Herz,"
4 Schubert: "Du armes"

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

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De liefde heeft gelogen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Love has lied", 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: 8
Word count: 35