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From thee, Eliza, I must go, And from my native shore; The cruel fates between us throw A boundless ocean's roar: But boundless oceans, roaring wide, Between my love and me, They never, never can divide My heart and soul from thee. Farewell, farewell, Eliza dear, The maid that I adore! A boding voice is in mine ear, We part to meet no more! But the latest throb that leaves my heart, While Death stands victor by, -- That throb, Eliza, is thy part, And thine that latest sigh!
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Tune -- "Gilderoy."Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Song : From thee Eliza", title 2: "Song -- Farewell to Eliza ", written 1786 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "From thee, Eliza, I must go", WoO 158c no. 5 (1818), from Six Songs of various Nationalities, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "Farewell to Eliza", op. 246 no. 1 (2002) [ chorus a cappella ], from Four Partsongs to Lyrics by Robert Burns, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "From thee, Eliza, I must go", JHW. XXXII/5 no. 385, Hob. XXXIa no. 217, one of the Scottish Songs for William Whyte arranged by Haydn [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henri-François-Louis-Auguste Potez (1863 - c1946) ; composed by André Gédalge.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846) , appears in Gedichte von Robert Burns, first published 1839 ; composed by Fanny Hensel, Carl Ferdinand Konradin, Joseph Rheinberger, Julius Weiss.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Josef Václav Sládek) , "S bohem, Elize"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson : De toi Eliza", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da te, Elisa", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 88
D'auprès de toi Eliza je dois partir,
Et de mon rivage natal ;
Le destin cruel jette entre nous
Un océan rugissant illimité :
Mais les océans illimités, vastes et rugissants
Entre mon amour et moi
Ne pourront jamais, jamais séparer
De toi, ni mon cœur ni mon âme.
Adieu, adieu, chère Eliza,
Toi, la fille que j'adore !
Dans mon oreille une voix prémonitoire dit
Que nous nous séparons pour ne plus nous revoir !
Mais le dernier battement qui quittera mon cœur,
Quand la mort se tiendra là victorieuse,
Ce battement, Eliza, sera pour toi,
Et à toi ce dernier soupir !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), title 1: "Song : From thee Eliza", title 2: "Song -- Farewell to Eliza ", written 1786
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 99