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Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund Zudringlichkeiten nicht verfluchen: Was hat Liebesschmerz andern Grund, Als seine Heilung zu suchen?
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- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh, first published 1818 [author's text not yet checked 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 Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund", 1953 [ voice and 3 clarinets ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Laß deinen süßen Rubinenmund", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Allen Shearer) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (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.
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Word count: 17
Let not your sweet ruby mouth Chide me for being importunate: What purpose has the pain of love But to seek its own cure?
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by Allen Shearer, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh, first published 1818
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 24