by Sebastian Longard (1817 - 187?92)
Translation © by Anja Bunzel

Klage
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ach dass du doch so ferne bist,
Dass ich dich nimmer seh’,
Und dass du dort so gerne bist,
Tut mir im Herzen weh.

Als du mir gabst dein heilig Wort,
Mir ewig treu zu sein,
Wohl war es nur ein eilig Wort
So bald vorbei zu sein.

Was war ich ein unvorsichtig Kind,
Dass ich nicht bei dir blieb!
Doch dass auch Schwüre flüchtig sind,
Das wusst’ ich nicht, mein Lieb.

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Lamentation
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ach, because you are so far away,
Because I cannot see you anymore,
And because you like being far away,
My heart is in pain.

When you pledged loyalty,
When you promised to stay with me,
It must have been a quick word,
It was forgotten so soon.

What a careless child I was,
I did not stay with you!
But that oaths are cursory,
That I did not know, my love.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 72