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Durch die Waldnacht trabt mein Thier Sacht beim Sterngefunkel, All mein Glück liegt hinter mir, Vor mir nichts als Dunkel. Welke Blätter wirbeln wild In des Sturms Gewimmer -- Lebewohl geliebtes Bild! Lebewohl für immer! Ach, wohl mag der Menschenbrust Lieb' ein Himmel scheinen, Doch nach allzuflücht'ger Lust [Giebt]1 sie langes Weinen. Sehnsucht ewig ungestillt Folgt dem kurzen Schimmer -- Lebewohl geliebtes Bild! Lebewohl für immer!
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View text without footnotes1 Bolko von Hochberg: "Bringt"
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Juniuslieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leonhard Emil Bach (1849 - 1902), "Lebewohl", subtitle: "Russische Volksweise", op. 26 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte ) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Leichssenring [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Bruch (1838 - 1920), "Russisch", op. 7 (6 Gesänge) no. 3, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Heinrich XIV, Graf Bolko von Hochberg (1843 - 1926), "Durch die Waldnacht", published [1895] [ voice and piano ], Offenbach am Main, Johann André, in Ausgewählte Lieder [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Lammers (1829 - 1888), "Lebewohl", op. 6 (Zehn Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 65
Through the forest night my beast tramps Softly while the stars sparkle, All my joy lies behind me, Before me is nothing but darkness. Faded leaves swirl wildly In the whimpering of the storm -- Farewell, beloved image! Farewell forever! Ah, well might the human bosom Deem Love to be a heaven, But after all too brief delight, It gives long weeping. Longing eternally unfulfilled Follows the brief shimmer -- Farewell, beloved image! Farewell forever!
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Translated titles:"Lebewohl" Subtitle: "Russische Volksweise" = "Farewell" Subtitle: "Russian Folksong"
"Russisch" = "Russian"
"Lebewohl" = "Farewell"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Juniuslieder
Based on:
- a text in Russian (Русский) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 73