O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst

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O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst is a poem written by Ferdinand Freiligrath, a 19th century German writer. In 1847, Hungarian composer Franz Liszt set the poem to music (soprano voice and piano), and eventually adapted it into his famous Liebestraume No. 3. The work is one of Liszt's most famous and poignant. Liebestraum in German means approximately Dream of Love, or Dreaming and Loving.

Here are the first verses that Liszt copied on the piano score:

 O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst !
 O lieb, so lang du lieben magst !
 Die Stunde kommt, die Stunde kommt,
 wo du an Gräbern stehst und klagst !

with a very approximative translation:

 O love, so long as you can !
 O love, so long as you wish !
 The time comes, the time comes,
 Where you'll cry and weep on their graves !

The complete German text can be found here for instance.