by Hafis (c1327 - 1390)
Translation by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)
Our translations: ENG
Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich, Saure Weisheit, Alter, Tugend Mich so ganz und gar zu Grunde! -- Komm und sauge, sprach mein Liebchen, Süße Thorheit, Sünde, Jugend Leise mir vom Rosenmunde, Linde mir vom Lilienbusen, Und zu neuem Tag gesunde!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Hafis. Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte. Nebst poetischen Zugaben aus verschiedenen Völkern und Ländern, Hamburg: Bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1846, page 75.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 125, first published 1846 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Ach, wie richtete, so klag' ich", op. 33 no. 4, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Hafis-Lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-12-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 41