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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
 (Sung text for setting by H. Pfitzner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Der Herbstwind schüttelt die Linde,
Wie geht die Welt so geschwinde!
Halte dein Kindlein warm.
Der Sommer ist hingefahren,
Da wir zusammen waren --
Ach, die sich lieben, wie arm!

Wie arm, die sich lieben und scheiden!
Das haben erfahren wir beiden,
Mir graut vor dem stillen Haus.
Dein Tüchlein noch läßt du wehen,
Ich kann's vor Tränen kaum sehen,
Schau still in die Gasse hinaus.

Die Gassen schauen noch nächtlich,
Es rasselt der Wagen bedächtig -
Nun plötzlich rascher der Trott
Durchs Tor in die Stille der Felder,
Da grüßen so mutig die Wälder,
Lieb Töchterlein, fahre mit Gott!

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1899), published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, M. Brockhaus ; note: many books erroneously give the date of composition as 1901 but this is impossible as it was published in January 1900 according to the Hofmeister catalog.

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Farewell to my daughter", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Adieux à ma fille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 101

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