Farewell | And are we to be parted again

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Abschied

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  So soll es wieder sein geschieden, 
Da kaum dein Auge mir gelacht? 
So leicht erschüttert ist ein Frieden, 
Und ach, so schwer zurückgebracht! 

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, in Verwandlung, no. 6

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Farewell

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  So are we to be parted again,
When your eyes have barely smiled upon me?
So easily is one's peace shattered,
And ah, so difficult to bring back!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, in Verwandlung, no. 6
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-08
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Word count: 146