When we parted, the sky was stormy and forlorn

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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Abschied

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

Als wir schieden, da war's am Himmel stürmisch und trübe,
  Lag die Erde mir kalt, schwiegen die Vögel im Tal.
Jahre schwanden indes, noch stürmt mir immer der Himmel,
  Liegt die Erde mir kalt, singt mir kein Vogel im Tal.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "An L. U[hland]", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Adieu", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Congedo", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Joanna Lonergan , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2005-03-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 41

Farewell

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When we parted, the sky was stormy and forlorn,
  The earth lay cold before me, the birds fell silent in the valley.
Years have passed since then, but for me, the sky is still stormy,
  The earth still lies cold before me, and no bird sings for me in the valley.

Translated titles:
"Abschied" = "Farewell"
"An L. U[hland]" = "To L. U[hland"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "An L. U[hland]", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 52