Agony of love | Oh, you beautifully blossoming flower!

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by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Liebesqual

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Serbian (Српски)

Our translations: ENG

O, Du blütenschöne Blume! - 
Gott soll Deine Mutter strafen,
Die so lieblich Dich geboren,
Und Dich mitten in das Dorf schickt,
Wo die Helden zechend sitzen,
Junge Burschen Steine werfen,
Bräute Ringeltänze tanzen,
Und die Jungfrau'n Lieder singen!
Dorten war's, wo ich Dich sahe!
Ewig schmerzt davon das Herz mir!

Text Authorship:

by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Liebesqual", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825/6 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Момак куне мајку дјевоја", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), page 339, Poem 463
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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 (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Liebesqual", op. 45 no. 4, published 1885 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Serbische Mädchenlieder, no. 4, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Agony of love", 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.
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Word count: 50

Agony of love

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh, you beautifully blossoming flower! -
May God punish your mother
Who bore you to be so lovely,
And who sends you into the middle of the village,
Where the heroes sit carousing,
[Where] the young lad throw stones,
[Where] brides dance roundelays,
And the maidens sing songs!
That was where I saw you!
My heart aches eternally because of it!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Therese Albertine Luise von Jacob (1797 - 1870), "Liebesqual", appears in Volkslieder der Serben, first published 1825/6
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Serbian (Српски) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Момак куне мајку дјевоја", appears in Српске народне пјесме - скупио ис и на свијет издао Вук Стеф. Караџић (Srpske narodne pjesme), page 339, Poem 463
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-30
Line count: 10
Word count: 60