by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
 (Sung text for setting by G. Mahler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA NOR POL POR SPA SWE
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen,
Mit der ich sonst viele Zeit verdorben,
Sie hat so lange nichts von mir vernommen,
Sie mag wohl glauben, ich sei gestorben.

Es ist mir auch gar nichts daran gelegen,
Ob sie mich für gestorben hält,
Ich kann auch gar nichts sagen dagegen,
Denn wirklich bin ich gestorben der Welt.

Ich bin gestorben dem Weltgetümmel,
Und ruh' in einem stillen Gebiet.
Ich leb' allein in meinem Himmel,
In meinem Lieben, in meinem Lied.

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen", 1901-2, published 1905 [ voice and orchestra ], from Fünf Rückertlieder, no. 4

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "He esdevingut distant del món", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Hansa Krijgsman) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I am lost to the world", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Straniero al mondo sono diventato", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Jestem stracony dla świata", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "He desaparecido del mundo", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SWE Swedish (Svenska) (Yvonne Helander) , "Jag har släppt taget om världen", copyright © 2006, (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: 12
Word count: 81