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Wär'st Du bei mir im Lebensthal', Gern wollt' ich alles mit Dir theilen; Mit Dir zu fliehn, wär' leichte Wahl, Bei mildem Wind, bei Sturmesheulen. Doch trennt uns harte Schicksalsmacht, Uns ist nicht gleiches Loos geschrieben; Mein Glück ist, wenn Dir Freude lacht, Ich wein' und bete für den Lieben. Es wird mein [thörig]1 Herz vergeh'n, Wenn's alle Hoffnung sieht verschwinden; Doch soll's nie seinen Gram gesteh'n, Nie mürrisch klagend ihn verkünden. Und drückt des Lebens Last das Herz, Soll nie den matten Blick sie trüben, So lange mein geheimer Schmerz Ein Kummer wäre für den Lieben.
Confirmed with Montrose. Ein romantisches Gemählde von Walter Scott, übersetzt von W. A. Lindau. Zweiter Theil. Leipzig, Rein'sche Buchhandlung. 1824, page 271.
1 Schubert: "töricht"Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Sophie Friederike Elise Mayer (1788 - 1827), as Sophie May
- by Wilhelm Adolf Lindau (1774 - 1849), first published 1824 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Andrew MacDonald (1757 - 1790), "Air XXVII", appears in Love and Loyalty, first published 1791
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Lied der Anne Lyle", op. 85 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, D 830 (1825?), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 2877, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó d’Anne Lyle", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied van Anna Lyle", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Anne Lyle's song", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'Anne Lyle", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone di Anne Lyle", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 97
Se in questa vita tu mi fossi stato accanto Tutto avrei condiviso, con te, felicemente; Sarebbe stato facile, come volarti al fianco, fra brezze delicate o nella tempesta urlante. Ma la dura forza del Fato ci divide Uno stesso destino ci è negato Sono felice quando la gioia ti arride E piango e prego per te, mio caro amato. Non batterà più, impazzito, il mio cuore Se assisterà alla fine di ogni speranza Ma mai vorrà rivelare il suo dolore Né con cupi lamenti mostrerà sofferenza. E se la vita più forte nel cuore mi pesa Mai il mio sguardo sarà triste o velato Ché altrimenti la mia pena segreta Porterebbe dolore al mio caro amato.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2007 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Sophie Friederike Elise Mayer (1788 - 1827), as Sophie May and by Wilhelm Adolf Lindau (1774 - 1849), first published 1824
Based on:
- a text in English by Andrew MacDonald (1757 - 1790), "Air XXVII", appears in Love and Loyalty, first published 1791
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 116