by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Der Abschied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Laß mein Aug' den Abschied sagen, Den [mein]1 Mund nicht nehmen kann! Schwer, wie schwer ist er zu tragen! Und ich bin doch sonst ein Mann. Traurig wird in dieser Stunde Selbst der Liebe süßtes Pfand, Kalt der Kuß von deinem Munde, Matt der Druck von deiner Hand. Sonst, ein leicht gestohlnes Mäulchen, O, wie hat es mich entzückt! So erfreuet uns ein Veilchen, Das man früh im März gepflückt. Doch ich pflücke nun kein Kränzchen, Keine Rose mehr für dich. Frühling ist es, liebes Fränzchen, Aber leider Herbst für mich!
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
Confirmed with Goethe's Poems, selected and edited with introduction and notes by Charles Harris, Boston: D.C. Heath & Co, Publishers, 1899, page 4.
1 Moór: "der"Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Der Abschied", written 1770, first published 1789 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Friedrich Wilhelm Agthe (1794/6 - 1830), "Der Abschied" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Friedrich Hugo, Freiherr von Dalberg (1760 - 1812), "Der Abschied", c1795 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ida Henriette da Fonseca (1806 - 1858), "Der Abschied", published 1853 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Georg Gerson (1790 - 1825), "Der Abschied ", G. 26 (1809) [ voice, string quartet, and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Benjamin Louis Paul Godard (1849 - 1895), "Der Abschied", op. 30 (5 Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Der Abschied" [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Emanuel Moór (1863 - 1931), "Der Abschied", op. 13 (Sechzehn Lieder) no. 3, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Panofka (1807 - 1887), "Der Abschied ", op. 1 no. 3 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder von Goethe für eine Singstimme mit Clavier-Begleitung, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Der Abschied", published 1794 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Xaver Sterkel (1750 - 1817), "Der Abschied" [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Goethe mit Clavierbegleitung, no. 6, Bonn und Cöln, Nikolaus Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901) ; composed by Benjamin Louis Paul Godard.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The farewell", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
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