Past | A friendly valley

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by Carl Schäffler

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vorbei

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ein freundlich Thal 
Am Bergeshang,
Ein Gärtchen klein,
Mit Vogelsang,
Ein Häuschen, ganz 
Im Grün versteckt,
Und von der Bäume 
Laub bedeckt -- -- --

Und dort mit Dir
Der Welt entrückt,
Zu leben still 
Und hochbeglückt! -- -- --
Ich dachte, daß 
Es einst so sei, --
Es war ein Traum! -- --
Er ist vorbei! --

Confirmed with Deutsche Dichterhalle, Redakteur: Oscar Blumenthal, Jahrgang 1874, 2. Band, No. 17, page 198.

Text Authorship:

by Carl Schäffler , "Vorbei" [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 Benjamin Hamma (1831 - 1911), "Vorbei", op. 62 (Lieder für Mezzosopran (Alt oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ low voice and piano ], Stuttgart: Arnold [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Past", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-01-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 48

Past

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A friendly valley
At the side of the mountain,
A little garden
[Filled] with birdsong,
A little house, completely
Hidden in the greenery,
And covered with 
The foliage of the trees -- -- --

And there with you,
Distanced from the world,
To live quietly
And most happily! -- -- --
I thought that
It might someday be so, --
It was a dream! -- --
[The dream] is over! --

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Carl Schäffler , "Vorbei"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 61