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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Schaff mich nicht ab, wenn auch den...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Schaff mich nicht ab, wenn auch den Durst
Gelöscht der holde Trunk;
Behalt mich noch ein Vierteljahr,
Dann hab auch ich genung.

Kannst du nicht mehr Geliebte sein,
Sei Freundin mir sodann;
Hat man die Liebe durchgeliebt,
Fängt man die Freundschaft an.

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Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 8 [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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Schaff mich nicht ab, wenn auch den Durst", 2006, published 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Angélique, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Schaff mich nicht an", 2007 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 1, Seraphine-Hortense, no. 23 [sung text not yet checked]
by Gerald M. Ginsburg (b. 1933), "Freundschaft", 2001, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 23 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernst Otto Nodnagel (1870 - 1909), "Schaff mich nicht ab, wenn auch den Durst", op. 17 (Perdita : sechs lyrische Szenen) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by August von Othegraven (1864 - 1946), "... aus dem Lieder-zyklus" [ tenor and piano ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ne te débarrasse pas de moi, même si ma soif", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

Ne te débarrasse pas de moi, même si ma soif

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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Ne te débarrasse pas de moi, même si ma soif
Est étanchée par ton charmant breuvage ;
Garde-moi encore un trimestre,
Ensuite, moi aussi j'en aurai assez.

Si tu ne puis être encore amoureuse,
Alors sois mon amie ;
Quand on est arrivé au bout de l'amour,
Commence alors l'amitié.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 8
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 48