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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Kommen und Scheiden
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA
So oft sie kam, erschien mir die Gestalt
So lieblich wie das erste Grün im Wald.

Und was sie sprach, drang mir zum Herzen ein
Süß wie des Frühlings erstes Lied  ... .

Und als Lebwohl sie winkte mit der Hand,
War's, ob der letzte Jugendtraum mir schwand.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Kommen und Scheiden", op. 90 no. 3 (1850), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Kommen und Scheiden", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Komen en weggaan", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Arrival and Parting", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Venir et se séparer", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Incontro e separazione", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 50

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