And though you have not been granted to me

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by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden,
Ich hab' mich in den Herrn ergeben;
So laß in frommer Liebe Frieden
Nur eine Stunde mich dir leben!

Laß träumen mich die goldnen Bilder,
Ob sie auch bald vergehen sollen!
Wird doch mein Leid in ihnen milder,
Mein Gott! Kannst du mir's wehren wollen? --

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, Zweite Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Kirchheim und Schott, 1850, page 117.

Text Authorship:

by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder , 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 Theobald Kretschmann (1850 - 1919), "Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden", op. 4 no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder aus Amaranth, von Redwitz, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, (Buchholz & Diebel Sort.) [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden", op. 16 no. 2, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Amaranth's stille Lieder, no. 2, Mainz: Schott
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-12
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Word count: 52

And though you have not been granted to...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

And though you have not been granted to me,
I have acquiesced in the will of the Lord;
But for only a single hour let me
Live in the peace of devoted love for you!

Let me dream the golden images,
Though they are soon to pass away!
For in them my sorrow is lightened,
My God! Can you wish to deny me that? --

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Translations of titles:
"Und bist du mir auch nicht beschieden" = "And though you have not been granted to me"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder , no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-09
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Word count: 64