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by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Liebe kam aus fernen Landen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA LIT TUR
Liebe kam aus fernen Landen
Und kein Wesen folgte ihr,
Und die Göttin winkte mir,
Schlang mich ein mit süßen Banden.

Da begann ich Schmerz zu fühlen,
Tränen dämmerten den Blick:
Ach! was ist der Liebe Glück,
Klagt' ich, wozu dieses Spielen?

Keinen hab' ich weit gefunden,
Sagte lieblich die Gestalt,
Fühle du nun die Gewalt,
Die die Herzen sonst gebunden.

Alle meine Wünsche flogen
In der Lüfte blauen Raum,
Ruhm schien mir ein Morgentraum,
Nur ein Klang der Meereswogen.

Ach! wer löst nun meine Ketten?
Denn gefesselt ist der Arm,
Mich umfleucht der Sorgen Schwarm;
Keiner, keiner will mich retten?

Darf ich in den Spiegel schauen,
Den die Hoffnung vor mir hält?
Ach, wie trügend ist die Welt!
Nein, ich kann ihr nicht vertrauen.

O, und dennoch laß nicht wanken,
Was dir nur noch Stärke gibt,
Wenn die Einz'ge dich nicht liebt,
Bleib nur bittrer Tod dem Kranken.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 5, chapter heading: "Wie der Ritter der schönen Magelone Botschaft sandte" [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Liebe kam aus fernen Landen", op. 33 no. 4 (1861-65), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Die schöne Magelone. Romanzen aus L. Tiecks Magelone, no. 4, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’amor arribà d’un país llunyà", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefde kwam uit verre landen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The goddess Love came from a far-off land", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Amore è arrivato da paesi lontani", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Meilė iš toli atėjo", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 149

La déesse amour vint d'un lointain pays
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
La déesse amour vint d'un lointain pays,
Et aucun être ne la suivait,
La déesse me fit signe,
Et m'enlaça d'un doux ruban.

Alors je commençai à ressentir de la peine,
Les larmes obscurcissaient mon regard :
Ah, quel est le bonheur de l'amour,
Me lamentai-je, pourquoi ce jeu?

Je n'avais encore trouvé personne
Dit la charmante personne,
Tu ressens maintenant la force
Qui attache d'autres cœurs.

Tous mes désirs s'envolèrent
Dans l'air des espaces azurés,
La gloire me semblait être un rêve éveillé,
Comme la musique des vagues de la mer.

Ah! qui me libérera de mes chaînes ?
Car mon bras est ficelé,
Je suis entouré d'une nuée de soucis;
Personne, personne pour me sauver ?

Puis-je regarder le miroir
Que tient devant moi l'espérance ?
Ah, comme le monde est trompeur !
Non, je ne peux lui faire confiance.

Ô néanmoins, ne laisse pas vaciller
La seule chose  qui te donne encore de la force,
Si l'Unique ne t'aime pas,
Il ne reste plus au malade que la mort amère.

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Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 5, chapter heading: "Wie der Ritter der schönen Magelone Botschaft sandte"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-12-03
Line count: 28
Word count: 168

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