Now he has gone off into the wide world

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by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Jetzt ist er hinaus in die weite Welt

(Sung text for setting by J. Grimm)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Jetzt ist er hinaus in die weite Welt,
Hat keinen Abschied genommen,
    Du frischer Spielmann in Wald und Feld,
    Du Sonne, die meinen Tag erhellt,
    Wann wirst du mir wieder kommen?

Kaum daß ich ihm recht in die Augen geschaut,
So ist der Traum schon beendet,
    O Liebe, was führst du die Menschen zusamm',
    O Liebe, was schürst du die süße Flamm',
    Wenn so bald und traurig sich's wendet?

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Julius Otto Grimm

Sechs Lieder und Gesänge

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 4. Aus den Liedern Margaretas, no. 3

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (August Matthijs) , "Margaretha's Lied"
ENG English [singable] (J. A. Homan) , "Margaretha's song"
ENG English [singable] (Virginia Woods) , "Margaretha"
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-14
Line count: 15
Word count: 113

Now he has gone off into the wide world

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Grimm)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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Now he has gone off into the wide world,
Took no farewell,
    You lively musician in forest and field,
    You sun that brightens my day,
    When shall you return to me?

I had hardly looked properly into his eyes
When the dream was already ended.
    Oh Love, why do you bring people together,
    Oh Love, why do you fan the sweet flame,
    When things change so quickly and sadly?

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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