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by Ludwig Bowitsch (1818 - 1881)

Scheidetrunk
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Stunde hat geschlagen, 
Der Bursch muß weiter gehn  --  
So laßt die Gläser klingen, 
Ein letzte Liedlein singen  --  
Auf Wiederseh'n!  

Ich wollte gerne bleiben, 
Doch kann es nicht gescheh'n  --  
Nur Wolken gleicht das Leben, 
Ein Windhauch mach's verschweben  --  
Auf Wiederseh'n! 

Doch ob die Wolken flüchten, 
Getrennt in Windesweh'n  --  
Sie müssen all' doch finden
Sich in des Meeres Gründen  --  
Auf Wiederseh'n!  

Confirmed with Gedenke Mein! Taschenbuch, no editor identified, Wien: Pfautsch & Voss, 1858, page 222.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Bowitsch (1818 - 1881), "Scheidetrunk" [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 Valentin Eduard Becker (1814 - 1890), "Scheidetrunk", op. 40 (Vier Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 4, published 1862 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-09-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 60

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