O daß du mich verlassen

O daß du mich verlassen,
Du liebe, treue Hand!
Den Wanderstab zu fassen,
Bin ich nicht mehr imstand.
Nur durch die Zimmer geh' ich
Mit Füßen müd und schwer,
Die alten Wände seh' ich,
Doch keine Heimat mehr.
Geh' durch des Gartens Räume
Im Sonn- und Mondenlicht,
Seh' wohl die alten Bäume,
Die alte Heimat nicht.
Die sank, seit du verschieden,
Ins tiefe, tiefe Meer,
Hab' keinen, keinen Frieden,
Hab' keine Heimat mehr!

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Authorship

• by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Keine Heimat mehr!", appears in Winterblüten, in An Sie, nach Ihrem Tode, no. 4 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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• by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836 - 1909), "Keine Heimath mehr", op. 13 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 [soprano or tenor and piano], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [
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• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "No longer any home", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2009-09-24.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:23
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No longer any home

Oh that you left me,
You dear, faithful hand!
I am no longer able
To grasp the walking staff.
I only walk through the rooms
With feet that are weary and heavy,
I see the old walls,
But no home any longer.
I walk through the expanse of the garden
In sunlight and in moonlight,
I see the old trees,
But not the old home.
It sank, since you passed away,
Into the deep, deep ocean.
I have no peace, none,
I no longer have any home!

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Keine Heimat mehr!", appears in Winterblüten, in An Sie, nach Ihrem Tode, no. 4
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Emil Kauffmann. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2013-09-30.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:21
Line count: 16
Word count: 87