Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Sonst plaudert' ich mit Euch ‑‑ die Zeit...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Sonst plaudert' ich mit Euch -- die Zeit entfloh, Jetzt bin ich nicht mehr werth, Euch nur zu [sehen]1. Wenn wir uns damals trafen irgendwo, Senkt' ich die Augen und mein Herz war froh. Jetzt, da mir Eure Liebe ward entrissen, Senk' ich die Augen, die der Tod wird schließen. Jetzt, da mir ward entrissen all mein Heil, Senk' ich die Augen -- Sterben ist mein Theil.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 47.
1 Marx: "sehn"Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 99, first published 1860 [an adaptation] [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Die Verlassene", 1912 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 15 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901) ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The forsaken one", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-10
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