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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Lawrence Snyder, Rebecca Plack
Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt!
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)
Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt! Sieh, der Morgen dämmert. Leute gehen schon durch die Gasse, Und der Markt wird so belebt, Daß der Morgen wohl, der blasse, Schon die weißen Flügel hebt. Und vor unsern Nachbarn bin ich Bange, daß du Anstoß giebst: Denn sie wissen nicht, wie innig Ich dich lieb' und du mich liebst. Drum, Geliebter, geh jetzt! Sieh, der Morgen dämmert. Wenn die Sonn' am Himmel scheinend Scheucht vom Feld die Perlen klar, Muß auch ich die Perle weinend Lassen, die mein Reichthum war. Was als Tag den Andern funkelt, Meinen Augen dünkt es Nacht, Da die Trennung bang mir dunkelt, Wenn das Morgenroth erwacht. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt! Sieh, der Morgen dämmert. Willst du feste Wurzel fassen, Liebster, hier an meiner Brust, Ohne daß der Neider Hassen Stürmisch uns verstört die Lust; Willst du, daß zu tausend Malen Ich wie heut dich sehen mag, Und dir stets auf Sicht bezahlen Unsrer Liebe Schuldbetrag: Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt! Sieh, der Morgen dämmert. Fliehe denn aus meinen Armen! Denn versäumest du die Zeit, Möchten für ein kurz Erwarmen Wir ertauschen langes Leid. Ist in Fegerfeuersqualen Doch ein Tag schon auszustehn, Wenn die Hoffnung fern in Strahlen Läßt des Himmels Glorie sehn. Drum, Geliebter, geh jetzt! Sieh, der Morgen dämmert.
H. Wolf sets stanzas 1-5, 8-9
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 54 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt!", op. 11 no. 6, published 1903? [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Hinrichs (1820 - 1892), "Spanisches Lied", op. 7 (Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung), Heft 1 (Zwölf Volkslieder) no. 4, published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Geh', Geliebter, geh' jetzt", op. 51 (22 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 21, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Kröner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Kafka (flourished c1880-1882), "Spanisches Lied", op. 26, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Prag, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt!", 1889-90, stanzas 1-5,8-9, from Spanisches Liederbuch: Weltliche Lieder, no. 34 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , "Go, my lover, go now!", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Va, mon amour, va maintenant", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 42
Word count: 210
Go, my lover, go now!
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Go, my lover, go now! See, morning dawns. People are already passing through the alleys, And the market is becoming so lively, That morning itself, pale morn, Already raises its white wings. And I'm afraid of our neighbors, That you'll shock them; For they don't know how deeply I love you and you love me. So, my lover, go now, See, morning dawns. When the sun, shining in the heavens, Frightens the clear pearls from the field, Must I also, weeping, surrender The pearl, which was my realm? What sparkles as day to others Seems to my eyes as night, For the separation darkens upon me, anxious, When the red of morning awakes. Go, my lover, go now! See, morning dawns. Flee then from my arms! For if you lose track of time, We might trade our brief moment of heat, For long sorrow. Purgatory's pains can Be borne for one day, If hope streaming in the distance Reveals heaven's glory. So, my lover, go now! See, morning dawns.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 2. Weltliche Lieder, no. 54
Based on:
- a text in Spanish (Español) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 169