Farewell! | Farewell,/ O little bird, who now must wander

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Fahr wohl!

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT ENG FIN FRE

  Fahr wohl,
O Vöglein, das nun wandern soll;
Der Sommer fährt von hinnen,
Du willst mit ihm entrinnen:
  Fahr wohl, fahr wohl!

  Fahr wohl,
O Blättlein, das nun fallen soll,
Dich hat rot angestrahlet
Der Herbst im Tod gemalet:
  Fahr wohl, fahr wohl! 

 ... 

  Fahr wohl,
All Liebes, das nun scheiden soll! 
Und ob es so geschehe,
Daß ich nicht mehr dich sehe,
  Fahr wohl, fahr wohl,
    Fahr wohl!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 6. Sechste Reihe. Herbst, in Herbstlieder, no. 32

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Bon viatge", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pieter van der Woel) , "Vaarwel", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Farewell!", copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Hyvästi!", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Stuart Clelland

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 26
Word count: 113

Farewell!

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Farewell,
O little bird, who now must wander;
summer is departing
and you will run away with him.
Farewell, farewell!

Farewell,
O little leaf, who now must fall;
you have been streaked with red,
painted by the dying Autumn: 
Farewell, farewell!

 ... 

Farewell, 
All beloved things that now must leave!
And if it so happens
that I never see you again: 
Farewell, farewell,
Farewell!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Modified 2012-12-11 with helpful suggestions by Sharon Krebs.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 6. Sechste Reihe. Herbst, in Herbstlieder, no. 32
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 26
Word count: 103