Night is soon going to fall, then I shall lie down to rest

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by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

So muss ich von dir scheiden

(Sung text for setting by F. Hensel)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

 ... 

So mußt' ich von dir scheiden, du holde süße Braut?
Wie magst du mir nachrufen, wie magst du weinen laut!
Ach, denken darf ich nicht an deinen herben Schmerz,
Ach, denken darf ich nicht an dein getreues Herz.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

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Fanny Hensel

Text Authorship:

by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 3. Dritter Gesang. Das Aufgebot., first published 1819

Based on:

a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 3. Canto Third. The Gathering., no. 23, first published 1810
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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-07
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Night is soon going to fall, then I...

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hensel)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

So have I had to leave you, you beautiful, sweet bride?
However much you call after me, however much you cry aloud,
Oh, I should not think about your bitter pain,
Oh, I should not think about your faithful heart.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adam Storck (1780 - 1822), "Sang", appears in Das Fräulein vom See, in 3. Dritter Gesang. Das Aufgebot., first published 1819
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 3. Canto Third. The Gathering., no. 23, first published 1810
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2020-02-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 259