by Stefan Witwicki (1801 - 1847)
Odjazd
Language: Polish (Polski)
Available translation(s): ENG
Rży koniczek mój bułany, Puśćie, czas już czas! Matko, ojcze mój kochany, Żegnam, żegnam was. Cóżby życie warte było, Gdybym gnuśnie zgasł? Dosyć, dosyć się marzyło, Teraz nie ten czas. Zdala słyszę trąb hałasy, Dobosz w bęben grzmi, Rzucam, rzucam słodkie czasy, Błogosławcie mi!
Authorship:
- by Stefan Witwicki (1801 - 1847) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Odjazd", FP 69 no. 2, published 1934 [ medium voice and piano ], from Osiem piesńi polskich = Huit chansons polonaises, no. 2, Éd. Rouart, Lerolle [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Departure", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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