Sweet maid, I love you truly | Sweet maid, I love you truly!

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Treu, süßes Mädchen, lieb' ich dich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Treu, süßes Mädchen, lieb' ich Dich !
O gib dein Herz auch mir !
Vom Leben trennt' ich leichter mich,
viel leichter als von Dir !
Drum wende Dich nicht ab, mein Lieb,
O wende Dich nicht ab;
ich werde was da kommen mag 
Dich lieben bis ans Grab !

Sieh, eh' vergißt die Lerch' ihr Lied 
beim ersten Morgenschein, 
eh' mich Dein Auge treulos sieht, 
eh' ich vergesse Dein !
Drum wende Dich nicht ab, mein Lieb', 
o wende Dich nicht ab !
Ich werde was da kommen mag 
Dich lieben bis ans Grab !

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Treu, süßes Mädchen, lieb' ich dich", op. 116 (Drei Gesänge für Bariton oder Alt) no. 1, published 1842 [ baritone or alto and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Sweet maid, I love you truly", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 89

Sweet maid, I love you truly

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sweet maid, I love you truly!  
Oh give your heart to me!  
I'd part more easily from life,
much easier than from you!
Don't turn away, my dear,  
Oh don't turn away;  
Whatever comes to pass
I'll love you unto my death!

The lark will forget to sing his song   
at the mornings first light,   
before your eyes see me untrue,
before I forget you!
Don't turn away, my love,
oh, don't turn away!  
Whatever comes to pass
I'll love you unto my death!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 84