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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Persian (Farsi) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA
Wenn du nur zuweilen lächelst,
Nur zuweilen Kühle fächelst
Dieser ungemeßnen Glut --
In Geduld will ich mich fassen
Und dich alles treiben lassen,
Was der Liebe wehe thut.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Brahms 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hafis. Neue Sammlung. Von G. F. Daumer, Verlag von Bauer & Raspe in Nürnberg, 1852, page 150. Note: modern German would change the spelling of "thut" to "tut".


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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):

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 © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "If you would only smile now and then", copyright ©
  • ENG English (Kyle Gee) , "If you will just smile occasionally", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Si seulement de temps en temps tu souriais", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Se solamente", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 6
Word count: 28

If you would only smile now and then
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 If you would only smile now and then,
 Now and then fan coolness
 On my boundless passion -
 Then I would wait with patience
 And let you persist in doing all those things
 That injure my love.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

    Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
    from the LiederNet Archive -- https://www.lieder.net/

    For any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.


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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 6
Word count: 36