from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation Singable translation possibly by Eleanor Hague

Yo no sé si me quieres
Language: Spanish (Español) 
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Yo no sé si me quieres,
Tú lo sabrás
Lo que sé es que yo muero
donde no estás.
Yo he cifra do en amarte,
mi porvenir;
Así es que yo no puedo
sin tí vivir.
Si tú ya me olvidaste,
dimelo luego,
Que yo estoy resignado
si así ha de ser.
Y si en tu alma ya existen
Otros amores,
No les dés como al mío, 
mi bien, los singabores.

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I know not if you love me
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español) 
I know not if you love me,
That you can say.
But I know that I perish
with you away.
All my striving is futile,
naught can life give;
For alas! dear, without you
I cannot live.
If you do not love me,
do not deceive me,
False hopes never can help me,
If your love I lose.
If in your bosom for another
love should be hidden,
Do not give false hope and pain 
without its guerdon.

Note: the Ross score does not indicate a translator for this song, but the other English versions in the collection are attributed to Hague.


Text Authorship:

Based on:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-04-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 78