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Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Dem schönen Tag sei es geschrieben!
Oft glänze Dir sein heitres Licht!
Uns hörest du nicht auf zu lieben,
Doch bitten wir: Vergiß uns nicht!
Confirmed with Goethe’s sämmtliche lyrische, epische und dramatische Werke und seine vorzüglichen Prosaschriften, Teschen und Leipzig: Stereotypendruck und Verlag von Karl Prochaska, 1869, page 208.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the loving forgetful one for her birthday.", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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To the loving forgetful one for her birthday.
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
To the beautiful day let it be written!
May its fair light glow for you often!
You do not cease to love us,
Yet we plead: do not forget us!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Sharon Krebs, (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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