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by Heinrich Pfeil (1835 - 1899)

Fahr' wohl, du schöner Maientraum!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Trau' nicht den Frühlingstagen,  
Der [lichten Sonne Pracht]1  ;
Es schwinden alle Träume
Dahin in einer Nacht!
Der Frühling geht zur Rüste
[So schnell]2, du merkst es kaum.
Fahr' wohl, du Lenzesmorgen,
Du schöner Maientraum! 

Trau' nicht den Jugendlenze,
Dem gold'nen Sonnenschein;
Es senken sich die Wolken
Auch in das Herz hinein!
Des Lebens Frühlingstage
Vergehn wie Wellenschaum.
Fahr' wohl, du Lenzesmorgen,
Du schöner Maientraum! 

Nicht schreckt des Lebens Winter,
Ist nur das Herz noch jung,
Treu bleibet uns im Alter
Noch die Erinnerung! 
Verklärt schau'n wir zurücke 
Auf den durchschnitt'nen Raum.
Fahr' wohl, du Lenzesmorgen,
Du schöner Maientraum!

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Confirmed with Hoch deutsches Lied! eine Auswahl, Quedlinburg: song no. 228, page 134. Note: in the collection Lied, Musik und Tanz in Bayern: Liedersammlung des Christian Nützel, this text is presented as an anonymous folk song with the variations listed below.

1 Bayern publication: "der lauen Sommernacht"
2 Bayern publication: "dahin"

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Pfeil (1835 - 1899), "Fahr' wohl, du schöner Maientraum!" [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 Heinrich Pfeil (1835 - 1899), "Fahr' wohl, du schöner Maientraum!", op. 18 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig: Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich Pfeil (1835 - 1899), "Fahr wohl, du schöner Maientraum!", op. 18b, published c1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2019-03-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 101

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