Parting | Oh why must there be parting

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs, Harald Krebs

Scheiden

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

Our translations: DUT ENG

Warum muss, ach, das Scheiden sein,
Das Scheiden?
Darum man muss so bittre Pein
Erleiden?
Kein bösres Wort in aller Welt!
Tod spricht es!
Und wem es recht auf's Herze fällt,
Dem bricht es.

Halt was du liebst, fest an der Brust!
O scheue dich!
Zusammen trägt sich Leid und Lust
So freudig!
Warum muss, ach, das Scheiden sein!
Tod spricht es!
Und wem es recht auf's Herze fällt,
Dem bricht es.

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It is based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Scheiden", written 1845, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Scheiden", op. 43 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1878), published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Scheiden", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "Parting", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

Parting

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh why must there be parting,
Parting?
Through which one must such bitter pain
Endure?
No word more evil in all the world!
It speaks of death; 1
And the person onto whose heart it falls,
That person's heart breaks.

Clasp what you love tightly to your breast!
Take care!
Together, sorrow and joy can be borne
So happily!
Oh why must there be parting?
It speaks of death;
And the person onto whose heart it falls,
That person's heart breaks.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Scheiden", written 1845, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 82