Bij het afscheid | Ik mat mij af en kan ‘t niet verkroppen

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by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Beim Abschied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich müh' mich ab und kann's nicht verschmerzen
Und kann's nicht verwinden in meinem Herzen,
Daß ich den und jenen soll sehen,
Im Kreis um mich herum sich drehen,
Der mich nicht machte froh noch trübe,
Ob er nun ging' oder bliebe,
Und nur die Eine soll von mir wandern,
Für die ich ertragen all die andern.

Text Authorship:

by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, in a section titled "Lieder und Liebe", from Gesammelte Werke, vol. 1, Vienna, first published 1856-72 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Beim Abschied", op. 95 (Sieben Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1883?), published 1884 [ high voice or low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al comiat", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Bij het afscheid", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At parting", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sur le départ", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 57

Bij het afscheid

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik mat mij af en kan ‘t niet verkroppen,
En kan in mijn hart het chagrijn niet stoppen,
Dat ik lieden moet accepteren,
Die om mij heen alsmaar flaneren,
En van wie het me worst zal wezen:
Blijven ze hier, gaan ze sjezen?
Maar slechts die ene wil van mij weggaan,
Voor wie ‘k¹ al die and’ren net kan uitstaan.

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¹ Wie ‘k: te zingen als één lettergreep

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Eligius Franz Joseph, Freiherr von Münch-Bellinghausen (1806 - 1871), as Friedrich Halm, in a section titled "Lieder und Liebe", from Gesammelte Werke, vol. 1, Vienna, first published 1856-72
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-29
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Word count: 61