by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
Von schönen Lippen fortgedrängt,...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
Von schönen Lippen fortgedrängt, getrieben Aus schönen Armen, die uns fest umschlossen! Ich wäre gern noch einen Tag geblieben, Da kam der Schwager schon mit seinen Rossen. Das ist das Leben, Kind, ein ewig Jammern, Ein ewig Abschiednehmen, ew'ges Trennen! Konnt' denn dein Herz das mein'ge nicht umklammern? Hat selbst dein Auge mich nicht halten können?
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Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 68 [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 Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803 - 1883), "Von schönen Lippen fortgedrängt, getrieben", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 68 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 56
Oh, to be chased from lovely lips! and...
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Oh, to be chased from lovely lips! and torn From lovely arms that clasped as in a dream. I fain had stayed with thee another morn. Then came the postboy with his tinkling team. E'en such is life, my child, a constant moan -- A constant parting, evermore good-byes. Could not thy heart cling fast unto mine own? Couldst thou not hold me steadfast with thine eyes?
About the headline (FAQ)
Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 68
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 66