Weine, weine, weine nur nicht,
ich will dich lieben, doch heute nicht,
ich will dich ehren, [soviel ich kann,]1
aber 's Nehmen,
aber 's Nehmen steht mir nicht an.
Glaube, glaube, glaube nur fest,
daß dich mein' Treu' niemals verläßt,
allzeit beständig, niemals abwendig
will ich treu sein.
aber gebunden, das geh' ich nicht ein.
Hoffe, hoffe, hoffe, mein Kind,
daß meine Worte aufrichtig sind,
ich tu' dir schwören bei meiner Ehren,
daß ich treu bin:
aber 's Heiraten ist nie mein Sinn.
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1 Weber: "so will ich stahn"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leo Blech (1871 - 1958), "Schelmenliedchen", published 1909 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Junggesellenschwur", op. 49 (Acht Lieder) no. 6 (1900), published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Weine nur nicht", published 1903, from Dreissig Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Weine, weine, weine nur nicht", op. 54 no. 7 (1818) [ baritone, flute, violin, violoncello, and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Weep, weep, weep not", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pleure, pleure, pleure surtout pas", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 15
Word count: 84
Weep, weep, weep not!
I will love you, but just not today.
I will honour you as much as I can,
but keeping -
but keeping is not for me.
Believe, believe, believe firmly
that I will never lose my fidelity:
I will be constant forever, and never stray;
I will be true to you.
But committment is not for me.
Hope, hope, hope, my dear
that my words are genuine;
I swear to you by my honour
that I am truthful:
but marriage is never my meaning.
