As the swallows turn towards home

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by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloßsohn

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Der Schwalben Heimkehr

(Sung text for setting by H. Wolf)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn,
Wenn die Rosen nicht mehr blühn,
Wenn der Nachtigall Gesang
Mir der Nachtigall verklang,
Fragst das Herz in bangem Schmerz,
Ob ich euch wiederseh'?
Scheiden, ach scheiden,
Scheiden tut weh.

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Hugo Wolf

Text Authorship:

by Karl Herloß (1804 - 1849), as Karl Herloßsohn

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 110

The homecoming of the swallows

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Wolf)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

As the swallows turn towards home,
And the roses bloom no more,
As the song of the nightingale
Fades away from my hearing,
My heart wonders in anxious pain,
If I will see you again?
Parting, ah parting,
Parting brings pain.

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