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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer

Was soll der Zorn, mein Schatz, der dich...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Was soll der Zorn, mein Schatz, der dich erhitzt?
Ich bin mir keiner Sünde ja bewußt,
Ach, lieber nimm ein Messer wohlgespitzt
Und tritt zu mir, durchbohre mir die Brust.
Und taugt ein Messer nicht, so nimm ein Schwert,
Daß meines Blutes Quell gen Himmel fährt.
Und taugt ein Schwert nicht, nimm des Dolches Stahl
Und wasch' in meinem Blut all meine Qual.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 59.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 124, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Caro amor mio, non mi far l'adirato", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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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):

by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Was soll der Zorn, mein Schatz, der dich erhitzt?", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 32 [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 (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Why this rage, my darling, that inflames you?", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 63

Why this rage, my darling, that inflames you?

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Why this rage, my darling, that inflames you?
I am conscious of no sin.
Ah, rather take a well-sharpened knife
And come to me, and pierce  my breast.
And if a knife does not serve, take a sword,
That the fountain of my blood ascends to heaven.
And if a sword  doesn't serve, take a steel dagger
And wash in my blood all my  torment.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 124, first published 1860
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Caro amor mio, non mi far l'adirato", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 65