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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Was mir wohl übrig bliebe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Was mir wohl übrig bliebe,
Wenn alles von mir flieht?
Es bleibet noch die Liebe
Und mit ihr manches Lied.
Und mit der Liebe theil' ich
Des Lebens Fröhlichkeit,
Und mit den Liedern heil' ich
Der Liebe Gram und Leid.

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Confirmed with Buch der Liebe von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, 1836, page 23.

Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 34, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836 [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 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Was mir wohl übrig bliebe", op. 139 no. 5 (1836) [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What would remain to me?", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

What would remain to me?

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

What would remain to me
If I should become bereft of everything?
Love would still remain
And with it, many a sorrow.
And with love I share
The happiness of life,
And with songs I heal
The grief and anguish of love.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 34, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 42