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by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947)

Translation © by John Glenn Paton

Lebe wohl, du meine weiße Taube

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Lebe wohl, du meine weiße Taube,
Lebe wohl, du meine teure Seele!
Sage, welches ist dein fester Glaube?
Welches deine Wünsche und Befehle?
«Einen Glauben hab' ich: deine Treue;
Einen Wunsch: dich wieder anzuschauen;
Und Befehle: was auch je uns dräue,
Meiner ew'gen Liebe zu vertrauen.»

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Text Authorship:

by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Liebesreime, no. 25 [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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Lebe wohl, du meine weiße Taube", op. 41 (6 Lieder für Alt (Sopran) und Klavier) no. 3 (1925) [ alto or soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Farewell, my white dove", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Adieu, ma blanche colombe", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Farewell, my white dove

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Farewell, my white dove,
farewell, my dear soul!
Tell me, what do you believe in firmly?
What are your wishes and commands?
"One thing I believe in: your fidelity.
One thing I wish for: to see you again.
And a command: No matter what threatens us,
to trust in my eternal love."

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by John Glenn Paton, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ricarda Octavia Huch (1864 - 1947), no title, appears in Liebesreime, no. 25
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This text was added to the website: 2013-03-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 52