by (Adolf) Hugo Göring (1827 - 1857)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wiedersehen
 (Sung text for setting by H. Marschner)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O weine nicht, 
Wenn aus dem stillen Vaterhaus 
Das Kind zieht in die Welt hinaus! 
Du rufst als letzten Gruß beim Gehn: 
"Lieb' Kind, lieb' Kind, auf Wiedersehn!" 
Drum weine nicht! 

O weine nicht,
Wenn sanft ein liebes Auge bricht, 
Das Auge war die Seele nicht! 
Wenn wir am Sterbebette stehn, 
So sagen wir:  "Auf Wiedersehn!" 
Drum weine nicht! 
 
O weine nicht, 
Und sank auch in das kalte Grab 
Ein Herz, das du geliebt, hinab! 
Hörst du's durch Trauerweiden wehn? 
Da rauscht es süß:  "Auf Wiedersehn!" 
Drum weine nicht!

Composition:

    Set to music by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Wiedersehen", op. 157 no. 2, published 1852 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister

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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 Oh, do not weep,
When from the quiet parental home
The child goes forth into the world!
As your child leaves, you call a last greeting:
"Dear child, dear child, till we meet again!"
Therefore, do not weep!

 Oh, do not weep,
When a beloved pair of eyes gently breaks in death,
The eyes were not the soul!
When we stand at a deathbed,
We say: "Till we meet again!"
Therefore, do not weep!

 Oh, do not weep,
Even when a heart that you loved
Sank into the cold grave!
Do you hear the wind blowing through the weeping willows?
It soughs sweetly there: "Till we meet again!"
Therefore, do not weep!

Translations of titles:
"Auf Wiedersehn" = "Till we meet again"
"Wiedersehen" = "Reunion"

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2025 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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