Translation by G. F. Zerffi
Lebe wohl!
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Hungarian (Magyar)
Lebe wohl! In weite Ferne zieh' ich fort von dir! Doch dein Bild und deine Liebe, ruht im Herzen mir. Meine Seele nimm zum Pfande und gib zum Tausche treue Liebe mir dafür.
Text Authorship:
- by G. F. Zerffi [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Laszlo (or Lazarus) Petrichevich Horváth (1807 - 1851), "Isten hozzád!"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Lebe wohl!", S. 299 no. 1 (1847), published 1847 [voice and piano], Prague : Hoffmann, also set in Hungarian (Magyar) [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Lebe wohl!", S. 299 no. 2 (1879), published 1879 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt, also set in Hungarian (Magyar) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Gustav Steinacker (1809 - 1877) , "Lebe wohl", appears in Ungarische Lyriker ENG ; composed by Paul Hoppe.
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-07
Line count: 6
Word count: 33