Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,
Mit der ich sonst viele Zeit verdorben,
Sie hat so lange [von mir nichts]1 vernommen,
Sie mag wohl glauben, ich sei gestorben.

Es ist mir auch gar nichts daran gelegen,
Ob sie mich für gestorben hält,
Ich kann auch gar nichts sagen dagegen,
Denn wirklich bin ich gestorben der Welt.

Ich bin gestorben dem [Weltgewimmel]2,
Und ruh' in einem stillen Gebiet.
Ich leb' allein [in mir und meinem]3 Himmel,
In meinem Lieben, in meinem Lied.

Translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA POL SPA SWE

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• by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen, no. 29 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", op. 30 no. 2. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Franz Ippisch (1883 - 1958), "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", 1918 [voice and piano], from Acht Lieder mit Klavierbegleitung aus dem "Liebesfrühling" von Friedrich Rückert für hohe Stimme, no. 7. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", 1901-2, published 1905 [voice and orchestra], from Fünf Rückertlieder, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "He esdevingut distant del món", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Hansa Krijgsman) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I am lost to the world", copyright ©
• FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Straniero al mondo sono diventato", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Jestem stracony dla świata", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "He desaparecido del mundo", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• SWE Swedish (Svenska) (Yvonne Helander) , "Jag har släppt taget om världen", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ik ben ontsnapt aan de wereld

Ik ben ontsnapt aan de wereld 
waar ik voorheen zoveel tijd aan verspild heb.
Zij heeft zo lang niets van me vernomen
dat ze best kan geloven dat ik gestorven ben.

Het laat me ook volkomen koud
of ze me voor gestorven houdt;
ik kan er ook helemaal niets tegen inbrengen,
want in feite ben ik gestorven voor de wereld.

Ik ben onbereikbaar voor het gewoel van de wereld 
en ik rust in een stil gebied,
ik leef alleen (in mezelf en) in mijn hemel
in mijn liefhebben, in mijn lied.

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• Translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2019 by Hansa Krijgsman, (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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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 4. Vierter Strauß. Wiedergewonnen, no. 29 CAT ENG FIN FRE ITA POL SPA SWE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Rudolph Bergh, Franz Ippisch, Gustav Mahler. Go to the text.

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