'Tis past, 'tis past | I dreamt until the early morn

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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vorbei, vorbei

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich habe geträumt bis Morgens fruh
Den schönsten Traum; mein Traum warst du. 
Ich durfte im Traum dein Stirnlein küssen; 
Am Morgen habe ich weinen müssen. 

Ich habe geklopft des Morgens fruh
An deine Thüre; sie blieb nicht zu. 
Du bist nicht besser als alle andern. 
Vorbei, vorbei! Muss wieder wandern.

Note for the first line of both stanzas: Baumbach omitted the Umlaut on "früh" for the sake of the rhyme.

Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Spielmannslieder, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1883, page 45.

Text Authorship:

by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Vorbei, vorbei", appears in Spielmannslieder [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 Oscar Niemann (1860 - 1893), "Vorbei, vorbei", published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Spielmannslieder von Baumbach, no. 5, Berlin: Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "'Tis past, 'tis past", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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'Tis past, 'tis past

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I dreamt until the early morn
The most beautiful dream; you were my dream.
In my dream I was permitted to kiss your brow;
In the morning I had to weep.

Early in the morning I knocked
Upon your door; it did not remain shut.
You are no better than the others.
'Tis past, 'tis past! I must go wandering again.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Vorbei, vorbei", appears in Spielmannslieder
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This text was added to the website: 2020-08-30
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