The rose's plea | Do not detach me from my leafy throne

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by Rudolf Gernss

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Rose Bitte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Trenn mich nicht vom Blätterthrone,
Gib mich nicht dem Tode hin. 
Nicht umsonst ward ich die Krone
Und der Blumen Königin.

Laß mein Dasein sich vollenden,
Das nur allzu schnell entweicht,
Laß mich prangen, Düfte spenden,
Bis mein Haupt sich welkend neigt.

Wenn mich hohe Reize schmücken,
Darf die Hand sich frevelnd nah'n?
So nur kann ich dich entzücken,
Freudig wandeln dir voran.

Ach, mein Ruhm wird bald verhallen,
Endlich löst der Zauber sich,
Meine Blätter welken, fallen,
Und vergebens suchst du mich!

Text Authorship:

by Rudolf Gernss [author's text not yet checked 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 Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850 - 1927), "Der Rose Bitte", op. 39 (Drei Lieder) no. 3 (1884), published 1892 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The rose's plea", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 83

The rose's plea

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Do not detach me from my leafy throne,
Do not give me over to death. 
Not in vain did I become the crown
And the queen of all flowers.

Let my existence complete itself,
[My existence] that only too quickly flees,
Let me stand in scented splendor,
Until my head is bowed by wilting.

Should a hand dare to approach
One who is crowned with such great beauty?
Only thus may I enrapture you,
Happily pass before you.

Ah, my glory will soon fade,
Finally the magic will dissolve,
My petals will wilt and fall,
And you shall seek me in vain!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolf Gernss
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 102