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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Dem Himmel will ich klagen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE
Dem Himmel will ich klagen,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Mein Leiden und mein Zagen,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Das mir das Herz abbricht,
Es muß geschieden sein!
Das mich zu Grabe bringt!
Es muß geschieden sein!
 
Den Lieben muß ich meiden,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Und den ich nicht kann leiden,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Muß ich zu Lieb umfahn,
Es muß geschieden sein!
O Gott, was hab' ich getan!
Es muß geschieden sein!
 
Wie ich es auch will machen,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Doch alle mich verachten,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Wie lieb ich's allen bot,
Es muß geschieden sein!
Sie drohen mir den Tod,
Es muß geschieden sein!
 
Gilts denn um Liebe sterben,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
So will ich gern verderben,
Mein Liebblaublümelein!
Mein Herz, zu guter Nacht,
Es muß geschieden sein!
An dein Herzlieb gedacht.
Es muß geschieden sein!

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Dem Himmel will ich klagen", WoO. 33 no. 44, published [1894] [ satb chorus and piano ], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 44, Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Es muß geschieden sein" [ 4v ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je veux me plaindre au ciel", copyright © 2013, (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: 32
Word count: 129

Je veux me plaindre au ciel
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Je veux me plaindre au ciel,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
De mes peines, de mes inquiétudes,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Que cela me brise le cœur,
Cela devait arriver !
Que cela me mène au tombeau !
Cela devait arriver !

Je dois fuir celui que j'aime,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Et cela je ne puis le souffrir,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Je dois éviter l'amour,
Cela devait arriver !
Ô Dieu, qu'ai-je fait !
Cela devait arriver !

Quoi que je fasse
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Tous me méprisent,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Quand je les implore gentiment,
Cela devait arriver !
Ils me menacent de mort,
Cela devait arriver !

S'il faut mourir d'amour,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Je périrai volontiers,
Ma chère petite fleur bleue !
Bonne nuit, mon cœur,
Cela devait arriver !
En souvenir de l'amour de ton cœur.
Cela devait arriver !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-21
Line count: 32
Word count: 144

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