My heart despises love's agony

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Liebesqual verschmäht mein Herz

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Liebesqual verschmäht mein Herz,
Sanften Jammer, süßen Schmerz;
Nur vom Tücht'gen will ich wissen,
Heißem [Äuglen]¹, derben Küssen.
Sei ein armer Hund erfrischt
Von der Lust, mit Pein gemischt!
Mädchen, gib der frischen Brust
Nichts von Pein und alle Lust.

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• H. Wolf

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¹ Wolf: "Äugeln"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Frech und froh", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Frech und froh II", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 17, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Insolent et joyeux", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Insolente e allegro II", 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: 8
Word count: 42

My heart despises love's agony

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My heart despises love's agony,
meek misery, sweet sorrow;
I want only to know about bravery,
burning glances, earthy kisses. 
Let poor dogs refresh themselves
with mixing pleasure and pain!
Maiden, give my fresh heart
nothing of pain, but everything of pleasure!

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Translation of title "Frech und froh" = "Saucy and cheery"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Frech und froh", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 5. Epigrammatisch
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42