by
Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906)
Lieber Gott, du weißt, wie oft bereut...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Hungarian (Magyar)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Lieber Gott, du weißt, wie oft bereut ich hab,
Daß ich meinem Liebsten einst ein Küßchen gab.
Herz gebot, daß ich ihn küssen muß,
Denk, solang ich leb, an diesen ersten Kuß.
Lieber Gott, du weißt, wie oft in stiller Nacht
Ich in Lust und Leid an meinen Schatz gedacht.
Lieb ist süß, wenn bitter auch die Reu,
Armes Herze bleibt ihm ewig, ewig treu.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), no title, op. 103 no. 4 (1887/8), published 1888 [ voice or SATB chorus and piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 4, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erika Budai (b. 1966), "Lieber Gott, du weisst", 1993 [ women's chorus and piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gunnar de Frumerie (1908 - 1987), "Lieber Gott, du weisst", 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Melcher Svensson (1882 - 1961), no title, 1910, orchestrated 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Zigeunerlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2019
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Buon Dio, sai bene quante volte mi sono pentita", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 65
Cher Dieu, tu sais combien souvent je me...
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Cher Dieu, tu sais combien souvent je me suis repentie,
D'avoir donné à mon bien-aimé une fois un baiser.
Le cœur a commandé que je devais l'embrasser,
Je penserai, aussi longtemps que je vivrais, à ce premier baiser.
Cher Dieu, tu sais combien souvent dans la nuit silencieuse
Dans la joie et la peine j'ai pensé à mon trésor.
L'amour est doux bien qu'amer soit le repentir,
Mon pauvre cœur restera toujours à lui, toujours à lui.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 77