by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Henri-François-Louis-Auguste Potez (1863 - c1946)
From thee, Eliza, I must go
Language: Scottish (Scots)
From thee, Eliza, I must go, And from my native shore; The cruel fates between us throw A boundless ocean's roar: But boundless oceans, roaring wide, Between my love and me, They never, never can divide My heart and soul from thee. Farewell, farewell, Eliza dear, The maid that I adore! A boding voice is in mine ear, We part to meet no more! But the latest throb that leaves my heart, While Death stands victor by, -- That throb, Eliza, is thy part, And thine that latest sigh!
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Tune -- "Gilderoy."Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Song : From thee Eliza", title 2: "Song -- Farewell to Eliza ", written 1786 [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "From thee, Eliza, I must go", WoO 158c no. 5 (1818), from Six Songs of various Nationalities, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Farewell to Eliza", op. 246 no. 1 (2002) [ chorus a cappella ], from Four Partsongs to Lyrics by Robert Burns, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "From thee, Eliza, I must go", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 385, Hob. XXXIa no. 217, one of the Scottish Songs for William Whyte arranged by Haydn [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henri-François-Louis-Auguste Potez (1863 - c1946) ; composed by André Gédalge.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846) , appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns, first published 1839 ; composed by Fanny Hensel, Carl Ferdinand Konradin, Joseph Rheinberger, Julius Weiss.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "S bohem, Elize"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson : De toi Eliza", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da te, Elisa", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 88
Je dois partir loin de toi
Language: French (Français) after the Scottish (Scots)
Je dois partir loin de toi Et de ce rivage. Le destin jette entre nous Une mer sauvage. Mais les larges Océans Et leurs larges lames Ne sépareront jamais Nos cœurs et nos âmes. Adieu pour toujours, adieu, O vierge que j'aime, Je pressens que cet adieu Est l'adieu suprême. Mais le dernier battement De mon cœur en agonie, Mais mon suprême soupir Est pour toi, ma mie!
Text Authorship:
- by Henri-François-Louis-Auguste Potez (1863 - c1946) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Song : From thee Eliza", title 2: "Song -- Farewell to Eliza ", written 1786
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by André Gédalge (1856 - 1926), "Je dois partir loin de toi", 1909, published 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Sept Chansons sur des poèmes de Robert Burns, no. 1, Paris: Enoch & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 68