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by (Friedrich) Ludwig Würkert (1800 - 1876)

Abschied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Strahle mit Wonne,
Leuchtende Sonne,
    Nieder in's Blumenland,
    Wo ich den Himmel fand;
Scheuche die Wolken früh,
Leuchte dem Kummer nie!

Freundlich o bleibe
Gold'ne Mondscheibe,
    Laß ach dein Angesicht
    Mit dem Orangenlicht 
Ueber dem Hause stehn, 
Wo du mein Glück gesehn.

Friedliche Sterne,
Bin ich auch ferne
    Hier von dem theuern Ort
    Glänzet ihr immer fort!
Werft um der Liebe Thal
Liebend den Silberschwall!

Rosige Stunden,
Die ich empfunden, 
    Gießet das Leben mild
    In der Einn'rung Bild!
Wie auch die Schatten ziehn,
Laßt nur die Seele glühn!

Werden und schwinden,
Suchen und finden
    Wechseln im Leben ab
    Bis an das stille Grab.
Liebe, mit dir allein
Möcht' ich begraben seyn!

J. Lang sets stanzas 1, 3-5

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Confirmed with Abend-Zeitung, 44. (Freitag, am 20. Februar 1824), Dresden: in der Arnoldischen Buchhandlung, page 173. Note: a typo in this edition has been corrected above in stanza 3, line 6 ("Silbershwal" -> "Silberschwall")

Note: There are three manuscripts of Lang's song.


Text Authorship:

  • by (Friedrich) Ludwig Würkert (1800 - 1876), "Abschied" [author's text checked 1 time 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  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Abschied", stanzas 1,3-5 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-08
Line count: 30
Word count: 114

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