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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Wie sollt ich heiter bleiben

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Wie sollt ich heiter bleiben,
Entfernt von Tag und Licht?
Nun aber will ich schreiben,
Unt trinken mag ich nicht.

Wenn sie mich an sich lockte,
War Rede nicht im Brauch,
Und wie die Zunge stockte
So stockt die Feder auch.

Nur zu! Geliebter Schenke,
Den Becher fülle still!
Ich sage nur: Gedenke!
Schon weiß man, was ich will.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wie sollt ich heiter bleiben", 1888, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 45, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Com puc romandre serè", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "How can I remain cheerful", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Come potrei restare sereno", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

Com puc romandre serè

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Com puc romandre serè,
allunyat del dia i de la llum?
Ara però vull escriure,
i no em ve de gust beure.

Quan ella em seduïa,
no calien les paraules,
i quan la llengua es paralitzava
la ploma també s’aturava.

Vinga doncs! Estimat taverner,
omple tranquil la meva copa!
Jo dic tan sols: recorda!
I hom ja sap el que vull.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
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This text was added to the website: 2021-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 61