by William Smyth (1765 - 1849)
Translation by Georg Pertz (1830 - 1870)

The fair maid of Mona
Language: English 
How, my love, could hapless doubts o'er take thee,
Was my heart so little known?
Could'st thou think thy Mary would forsake thee?
Thou wast lov'd, and thou alone!
Cruel Fortune! Rash! Mistaken Lover!
May I ... must I not complain:
Never, never may'st thou now discover,
All that now were known in vain.

Mine the grief, alas! That knows no measure,
Thou wast lov'd, and thou alone:
Thine the life that now can feel no pleasure,
Wreck'd my bliss, and lost thine own.
Sometimes will my lonely sighs accuse thee,
But thy heart was not unkind.

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Das schöne Mädchen von Mona
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Konntest an der treusten du der Frauen
Zweifelnd so betrüben mich?
Deiner Mary konntest du Mißtrauen?
Dich nur liebt'ich, einzig dich!
Armer, hast'ger Freund! O Los voll Schrecken!
Nimmer, nimmer magst du nun entdecken,
Was umsonst jetzt käm' ans Licht.

Mein der Gram, unsäglich, ohne Schranken,
Dich nur liebt'ich, einzig dich;
Dein mein Herz voll quälender Gedanken,
Hin das Glück für dich und mich.
Manchmal wird' ich seufzend, schmerzzerrissen,
Hastig nennen dich und blind;
Hastig, traun ... ich muß dich ewig missen,
Doch dein Herz war weich und lind.

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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2006-01-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 88