Farewell, you dear pine forest

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by Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802 - 1866)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Abschied vom Walde

(Sung text for setting by J. Becker)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

 ... 

Ade, du liebes Waldesgrün, 
Ade!
Ihr Blümlein mögt noch lange blüh'n, 
Ade!
Mögt and're Wand'rer noch erfreu'n,
Und ihnen eu're Düfte streu'n,
Ade!
Ade, du liebes Waldesgrün!

Ade, ihr Felsen braun und grau, 
Ade! 
Weiß Gott, wenn ich euch wieder schau', 
Ade! 
Mir ist das Herz so trüb' und schwer, 
Als rief's, du siehst sie nimmermehr, 
O weh!
Ade, du liebes Waldesgrün!  

Und scheid' ich auch auf Lebenslang,
Ade!
O Wald, o Fels, o Vogelsang!
Ade!
An euch, an euch, zu aller Zeit
Gedenke ich in Freudigkeit,
Ade, ade, ade!
Ade, du liebes Waldesgrün!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Julius Becker

Text Authorship:

by Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802 - 1866), "Abschied", appears in Lyrische Blätter, first published 1802

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ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-24
Line count: 28
Word count: 110

Farewell to the forest

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Becker)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

Farewell, you dear, green wood,
Farewell!
Your blossoms will ever bloom,
Farewell!
May you delight other travelers,
And shower them with your fragrance,
Farewell!

Farewell, you stone of brown and gray,
Farewell!
God knows if I will ever see you again,
Farewell!
My heart is so anguished and heavy,
As if it is crying: you’ll never see them again,
Oh woe!

And moreover, I depart for life,
Farewell!
O forest, oh crag, oh birdsong!
Farewell!
Of you, of you, for all time
I will think with rapture,
Farewell, farewell, farewell!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 2-4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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This text was added to the website: 2022-07-28
Line count: 28
Word count: 119