Language: German (Deutsch)
Da die Stunde kam, Als ich Abschied nahm,
Sah ich nicht den wunderschönen Mai:
Hab' nur eins gewußt, als ich wandern mußt',
Daß von dir, von dir ich ferne sei.
Sang und Blüthenduft schweben durch die Luft,
Doch an mir flog alle Lust vorbei:
Hab nur eins gewußt, als ich wandern mußt',
Daß von dir, von dir ich ferne sei.
Nun ich wiederkehr', fühl' ich nimmermehr,
Daß die Geißel schon der Winter schwingt,
Denn ich weiß es ja, daß die Stunde nah,
Die zu dir, zu dir mich wiederbringt.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Wiederkehr", 1848, stanzas 1-3
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 122
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When the hour came when I took farewell,
I did not see the wondrously beautiful May:
I knew only one thing when I had to go wandering,
That I would be far away from you, from you.
Singing and blossom-scent waft through the air,
But all the beauty passed me in swift flight:
I knew only one thing, when I had to go wandering,
That I would be far away from you, from you.
Now that I am returning, I nevermore feel
That winter is already brandishing its whip,
For I know that the hour is near
That brings me back to you, to you.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
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