by
Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Stieler
Vor dem Scheiden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Wende das geliebte Auge
Noch einmal herab auf mich;
Nimm aus meinem Aug' die Seele
Still zum Abschied hin für Dich.
Nimm sie hin, sie ist Dein eigen,
Was die Welt auch denkt und spricht;
Scheid' ich auch für alle Zeiten:
Meine Seele scheidet nicht.
Sie ist Dein und hängt im Geiste
Immerfort an Dir allein,
Wirst du in dem kurzen Leben
Nimmer auch mein eigen sein.
Confirmed with O. Malybrok-Stieler, Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, Prag: Druck und Verlag von J. Otto, 1887, page 35.
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Before our parting
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Turn your beloved eyes
Once more down upon me;
Accept from my eyes my soul
Silently in farewell.
Accept it, it belongs to you,
Whatever the world may think and say;
Though I depart for all time:
My soul does not leave.
It is yours and in spirit it is
Evermore attached to you,
Even though in this short life
You shall never be mine.
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