I lamented thus: Ah, how

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Persian (Farsi)

Our translations: ENG

  Ach, wie richtete, so klagt' ich,
Saure Weisheit, Alter, Tugend
Mich so ganz und gar zu Grunde! --

  Komm und sauge, sprach mein Liebchen,
Süße Thorheit, Sünde, Jugend
Leise mir vom Rosenmunde,
Linde mir vom Lilienbusen,
Und zu neuem Tag gesunde!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hafis. Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte. Nebst poetischen Zugaben aus verschiedenen Völkern und Ländern, Hamburg: Bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1846, page 75.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 125, first published 1846 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
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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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Ach, wie richtete, so klag' ich", op. 33 no. 4, published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Hafis-Lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-12-02
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Word count: 41

I lamented thus: Ah, how

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I lamented thus: Ah, how
Sour wisdom, age, virtue
Have completely devastated me! -

Spake my love:  Come and sip
Sweet folly, sin, youth
Quietly from my rosy lips,
Gently from my lily-white bosom,
And convalesce to a new day!

About the headline (FAQ)

Translation of title "Ach, wie richtete, so klag' ich" = "Ah, how completely devastated"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis - Eine Sammlung persischer Gedichte, in Hafis, no. 125, first published 1846
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Persian (Farsi) by Hafis (c1327 - 1390) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2013-07-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 39