I’m going away, if that's how it must be

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

Ich fahr' dahin

(Sung text for setting by L. Keller)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich fahr dahin, wenn es muß sein,
Ich scheid mich von der Liebsten mein,
Zuletzt laß ich das Herze mein,
Dieweil ich leb, so soll es sein.
Ich fahr dahin, ich fahr dahin!

 ... 

Ich bitt dich, liebste Fraue mein,
Wann ich dich mein und anders kein,
Wann ich dir gib mein Lieb allein,
Gedenk, daß ich dein eigen bin.
Ich fahr dahin, ich fahr dahin!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Ludwig Keller

Zwei altdeutsche Volkslieder

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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 (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je m'en vais, puisqu'il le faut", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 136

I’m going away, if that's how it must be

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Keller)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I’m going away, if that's how it must be,
I’m leaving my beloved,
But in the end, I left her my heart,
As I live, so shall it be.
I’m going away, I’m going away!

 ... 

I beg you, my dear lady,
If I love you and no other,
If I give my love to you alone,
Remember that I’m yours.
I’m going away, I’m going away!

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