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Morgen muß ich weg von hier Und muß Abschied nehmen; O du allerhöchste Zier, Scheiden das bringt Grämen. Da ich dich so treu geliebt Über alle Maßen, Soll ich dich verlassen. Wenn zwei gute Freunde sind, Die einander kennen, Sonn' und Mond bewegen sich, Ehe sie sich trennen. Noch viel größer ist der Schmerz, Wenn ein treu verliebtes Herz In die Fremde ziehet. Dort auf jener grünen Au Steht mein jung, frisch Leben, Soll ich dann mein Lebelang In der Fremde schweben? Hab' ich dir was Leids getan, Bitt' dich, woll's vergessen, Denn es geht zu Ende. Küsset dir ein Lüftelein Wangen oder Hände, Denke, daß es Seufzer sein, Die ich zu dir sende: Tausend schick' ich täglich aus, Die da wehen um dein Haus, Weil ich dein gedenke.
F. Silcher sets stanzas 1-2, 4
J. Brahms sets stanzas 1-2, 4
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Achim von Arnims Werke, dritter Band, ed. by Reinhold Steig, Leipzig: Erschienen im Insel-Verlage, 1911. Appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, pages 356 - 357; and confirmed with Des Knaben Wunderhorn: alte deutsche Lieder gesammelt von L. A. v. Arnim und Clemens Brentano, Drei Teile in einem Bande, ed. by Eduard Grisebach, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1806. This edition is then re-issued from Heidelberg: bey Mohr und Zimmer, and Frankfurt am Main: J. C. B. Mohr, 1808. Appears in dritter Teil, page 670 - 671.
See also this text, that quotes the first stanza; and this text, whose first stanza resembles the fourth stanza above.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Lebewohl", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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Tomorrow I must leave this place And must take farewell; Oh you highest adornment of all, Parting brings grief. Since I loved you so faithfully Beyond all measure, I am to leave you. When two are good friends Who know each other, Sun and moon shall move from their positions Before they part from one another. The pain is much greater yet When a faithfully loving heart Travels off into strange lands. There upon yonder green meadow My young, brisk life stands; Am I then to drift about in foreign Lands my whole life long? If I hurt you in any way, I beg you, forget it, For it is coming to an end. When a little breezes kisses Your cheeks or your hands, Think that it is the sighs That I send to you: I send out a thousand every day, They waft about your house Because I am thinking of you.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Altes Handwerksburschenlied" = "Old song of the apprentices"
"Lebewohl" = "Farewell"
"Morgen muß ich fort von hier" = "Tomorrow I must leave this place"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Lebewohl", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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This text was added to the website: 2020-10-20
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Word count: 155