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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Lebe wohl
 (Sung text for setting by W. Taubert)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Morgen muß ich weg von hier
Und muß Abschied nehmen;
O du allerhöchste Zier,
Scheiden das bringt Grämen.
Da ich dich so treu geliebt
Über alle Maßen,
Soll ich dich verlassen. 

Wenn zwei gute Freunde sind, 
Die einander kennen,
Sonn' und Mond bewegen sich,
Ehe sie sich trennen.
Noch viel größer ist der Schmerz,
Wenn ein treu verliebtes Herz  
In die Fremde ziehet. 

Dort auf jener grünen Au
Steht mein jung, frisch Leben,
Soll ich dann mein Lebelang
In der Fremde schweben?
Hab' ich dir was Leids getan, 
Bitt' dich, woll's vergessen,
Denn es geht zu Ende.

Küsset dir ein Lüftelein
Wangen oder Hände,
Denke, daß es Seufzer sein,
Die ich zu dir sende:
Tausend schick' ich täglich aus,
Die da wehen um dein Haus,
Weil ich dein gedenke.

See also this text, that quotes the first stanza; and this text, whose first stanza resembles the fourth stanza above.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Lebe wohl", op. 151 (6 Gesänge für tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1866 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Lebewohl", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (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 (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Demain, je dois partir d'ici", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Domani me ne devo andare via", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-24
Line count: 28
Word count: 129

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