by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Lebe wohl!  Du lieber Herr Schleich!
Wie bist du groß und reich!
Mit deiner Stimme lind und weich
Singst du den lieben Engelein gleich!
O Schleich, o Schleich! Wie bist du reich!
Singst alle uns ja krank und bleich!
Mit deiner Stimme lind und weich
Singst du den lieben Engelein gleich!
Du singst uns alle ins Himmelreich!
Lebe wohl!  Lebe wohl!

Note: The musical manuscript of Lang's incomplete song only contains the text up to and including the first three words of line 3, although the vocal line could accommodate the text up to and including the first four words of line 4. The rest of the text above was cobbled together from two copies of the poem in Lang's hand in a different manuscript booklet.

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Ein Lebewohl!", alternate title: "Erster Entwurf einer Hÿmne im Wagner'schen Stiele", subtitle: "für Hans Schleich als kl. Spaß zum Christ-Abend", 1863 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, incomplete

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "for Hans Schleich as a little bit of fun on Christmas Eve", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-07
Line count: 10
Word count: 64