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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Liebenden Vergeßlichen. Zum...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: 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.

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der liebenden Vergeßlichen zum Geburtstage." [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Der Liebenden Vergeßlichen. Zum Geburtstage." [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-24
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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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der liebenden Vergeßlichen zum Geburtstage."
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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-24
Line count: 4
Word count: 30