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by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794)

Liebe ohne Heimat
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Meine Liebe, lange wie die Taube, 
Von dem Falken hin und her gescheucht, 
Wähnte froh, sie hab' ihr Nest erreicht 
In den Zweigen einer Götterlaube. 

Armes Täubchen! Hart getäuschter Glaube!
Herbes Schicksal, dem kein andres gleicht!
Ihre Heimat, kaum dem Blick gezeigt, 
Wurde schnell dem Wetterstrahl zum Raube. 

Ach, nun irrt sie wieder hin und her!
Zwischen Erd' und Himmel schwebt die Arme, 
Sonder Ziel für ihres Flugs Beschwer.

Denn ein Herz, das ihrer sich erbarme, 
Wo sie noch einmal wie einst erwarme, 
Schlägt für sie auf Erden nirgends mehr.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried August Bürger (1747 - 1794), "Liebe ohne Heimat", subtitle: "Sonnett", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, first published 1789 [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Liebe ohne Heimat", 1859 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Love without home", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 90

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