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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die duftenden Kräuter auf der Au
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG FRE
Die duftenden Kräuter auf der Au,
Die Halm' im frischen Morgenthau,
Die Bäum' im grünen Kleide,
  Ein jedes ruft: ich scheide,
  Leb wohl! ich scheide.

Die Rosen in ihrer lichten Pracht,
Die Lilien in ihrer Engelstracht,
Die Blümchen auf der Heide,
  Ein jedes ruft: ich scheide,
  Leb wohl! ich scheide.

Ist Alles nur ein Kommen und Gehn,
Ein Scheiden mehr als Wiedersehn;
Wir freu'n uns, hoffen und leiden,
  Und müssen endlich scheiden, 
  Lebt wohl! wir scheiden.

Wir sahn uns wieder und sahn uns kaum, 
Und Alles schwand wie ein schöner Traum,
Wir reichten die Hand uns beide:
  Leb wohl! leb wohl! ich scheide! 
  Leb wohl! ich scheide!

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•   P. Cornelius •   F. Kamm •   F. Liszt 

F. Kamm sets stanzas 1-3

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Confirmed with Hoffmann's von Fallersleben Gesammelte Werke, Herausgegeben von Dr. Heinrich Gerstenberg, Erster Band: Lyrische Gedichte, Berlin: F. Fontane, 1890, pages 81-82.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Leb wohl! ich scheide", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Dichterleben, in Reifere Mannesjahre [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Virginia Knight , Bruno W. Häuptli , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 123

The aromatic herbs upon the meadow
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
The aromatic herbs upon the meadow
The grass blades in the fresh morning dew,
The trees in their green garb,
  Every one of them calls: I depart,
  Farewell! I depart.

The roses in their bright splendour,
The lilies in their angelic garb,
The little flowers upon the heath
  Every one of them calls: I depart,
  Farewell! I depart.

Everything is only a coming and going,
A parting more than a reunion;
We are happy, we hope, and we suffer,
  And must finally depart,
  Farewell! we depart.

We saw each other again and hardly saw each other,
And everything vanished like a beautiful dream,
We gave each other our hands:
  Farewell! farewell! I depart!
  Farewell! I depart!

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•   P. Cornelius •   F. Kamm •   F. Liszt 

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Translations of titles:
"Abendlied" = "Evening song"
"Abschied" = "Leave-taking"
"Ich scheide" = "I depart"
"Leb wohl! ich scheide" = "Farewell! I depart"
"Lebt wohl! wir scheiden" = "Farewell! we depart"
"Lebt wohl, ich scheide" = "Farewell, I depart"
"Scheiden" = "Parting"
"Scheiden im Herbste" = "Parting in autumn"


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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Leb wohl! ich scheide", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Dichterleben, in Reifere Mannesjahre
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 129

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