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[Liebste, was kann denn uns]1 scheiden? Kann's das Meiden? Kann uns Meiden scheiden? Nein. Ob wir uns zu sehn vermieden, Ungeschieden Wollen wir im Herzen sein. Mein und dein, Dein und mein Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein. Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden? Wald und Haiden? Kann die Fern' uns scheiden? Nein. Unsre Lieb' ist nicht hienieden, Ungeschieden Wollen wir im Himmel sein. Mein und dein, Dein und mein Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein. Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden? Glück und Leiden? Kann uns beides scheiden? Nein. Sei mir Glück, sei Weh beschieden, Ungeschieden Soll mein Los von deinem sein. Mein und dein, Dein und mein, Wollen wir, o Liebste sein. Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden? Haß und Neiden? Kann die Welt uns scheiden? Nein. Niemand störe deinen Frieden, Ungeschieden Wollen wir auf ewig sein. Mein und dein, Dein und mein, Wollen wir, o Liebste, sein.
W. Speyer sets stanzas 1-2, 4
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View original text (without footnotes)Note: a singer may choose to change "Liebste" to "Liebster"
1 Fröhlich: "Liebster, was kann uns denn" ; Reissiger: "Lieber, was kann uns denn"; further changes may exist not noted.Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 2 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803 - 1836), "Liebster, was kann uns denn scheiden", op. 12 no. 8, published 1836, from Persische Lieder von Fr. Rückert, no. 8, Berlin, Bethge [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Hirsch , "Liebster! was kann uns denn scheiden", op. 26 no. 9, published 1843 [ voice and piano ], from Liebesfrühling. Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 9, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Dem Geliebten", op. 119 (7 Gesänge und Lieder für Sopran oder Mezzo-Sopran) no. 3, published 1837 [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Dresden, Meser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?", op. 37 no. 6 (1841), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte aus Friedrich Rückerts Liebesfrühling [nos. 2,4,11 by Clara Schumann; the rest by Robert Schumann], no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Speyer (1790 - 1878), "Liebesfrühling", op. 48, stanzas 1-2,4 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], note: as this is a duet, both 'Liebste' and 'Liebster' are sung [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefste, wat kan ons dan scheiden?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Beloved, what can divide us?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Très chère, qui peut bien nous séparer ?", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Estimada, què ens pot doncs separar? Potser l’allunyament? Ens pot separar l’allunyament? No. Si hem defugit de veure’ns, units volem estar en els nostres cors. El meu i el teu, el teu i el meu, volem estar, oh estimada. Estimada, què ens pot doncs separar? El bosc i l’ermàs? Ens pot separar la distància? No. El nostre amor no és d’aquesta terra, units volem estar al cel. El meu i el teu, el teu i el meu, volem estar, oh estimada. Estimada, què ens pot doncs separar? La felicitat o el patiment? Ens poden ambdós separar? No. Tant si em són donats la felicitat o el sofriment, units el meu destí serà el teu. El meu i el teu, el teu i el meu, volem estar, oh estimada. Estimada, què ens pot doncs separar? L’odi i l’enveja? El món ens pot separar? No. Que ningú destorbi la teva pau, units volem restar eternament. El meu i el teu, el teu i el meu, volem estar, oh estimada.
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Translations of title(s):
"Dem Geliebten" = "A l'estimat"
"Liebster! was kann uns denn scheiden" = "Estimada! Què ens pot doncs separar"
"Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden?" = "Estimada, què ens pot doncs separar?"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 by Salvador Pila, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 2. Zweiter Strauß. Entflohen [or Geschieden], no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2020-12-14
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