by
Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890)
Da hab' ich gar die Rose aufgegessen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Da hab' ich gar die Rose aufgegessen,
Die sie mir in die starre Hand gegeben!
Daß ich noch einmal würde Rosen essen,
Hätt nimmer ich geglaubt in meinem Leben!
Ich möcht' nur wissen, ob es eine rote,
Ob eine weiße Rose das gewesen?
Gib täglich uns, o Herr! von deinem Brote,
Und wenn du willst, erlös' uns von dem Bösen!
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- Also set in English, a translation by James Joyce (1882 - 1941) , no title FRE ; composed by Samuel Barber.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Martin Stock) , "And after all, I even ate the rose", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Alors j'ai même mangé la rose", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 60
And after all, I even ate the rose
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
And after all, I even ate the rose
The one they lay in my stiff hand!
That I would ever eat roses -
I never would have thought it in my life!
The only thing I'd like to know is: was it red
or white a rose I ate -
Day by day give us of Your bread, oh Lord,
And, if You may, keep us away from the Evil one!
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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-10
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Word count: 71