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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Translation © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer

Nun laß uns Frieden schließen, liebstes...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE HEB
Nun laß uns Frieden schließen, liebstes Leben,
Zu lang ist's schon, daß wir in Fehde liegen.
Wenn du nicht willst, will ich mich dir ergeben;
Wie könnten wir uns auf den Tod bekriegen?
Es schließen Frieden Könige und Fürsten,
Und sollten Liebende nicht [danach]1 dürsten?
Es schließen Frieden Fürsten und Soldaten,
Und sollt' es zwei Verliebten wohl mißrathen?
Meinst du, daß, was so großen Herrn gelingt,
Ein Paar zufriedner Herzen nicht vollbringt?

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   H. Wolf 

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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 54.

1 Wolf: "darnach"

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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 © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Now let us make peace, dearest life", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "ועכשו הבה נעשה שלום", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 72

Now let us make peace, dearest life
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 Now let us make peace, dearest life.
 It has been too long that we have feuded.
 If you are unwilling, I will yield to you;
 How could we wage war to the death?
 Kings and princes make peace,
 And should not lovers crave it?
 Princes and soldiers make  peace -
 Should two who are in love fail to do likewise?
 Do you think that what such great men succeed in,
 A pair of contented hearts shall not accomplish?

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer, (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: 2003-12-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 77