Voorbij | Ik vlijde mij onder de lindenboom

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by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Vorüber

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich legte mich unter den Lindenbaum,
  In dem die Nachtigall schlug;
Sie sang mich in den süßesten Traum,
  Der währte auch lange genug.

Denn nun ich erwache, nun ist sie fort,
  Und welk bedeckt mich das Laub;
Doch leider noch nicht, wie am dunklern Ort,
  Verglühte Asche der Staub.

Text Authorship:

by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), "Vorüber!" [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Vorüber", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 7 (1867?), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Passat!", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Voorbij", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Past", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Passé", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 49

Voorbij

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik vlijde mij onder de lindenboom,
Waarin de nachtegaal sloeg;
Hij zong mij in de zaligste droom;
Die duurde ook lang wel genoeg.
 
Want nu ik ontwaakt ben, nu is hij weg,
En zacht bedekt mij dor blad;
Maar – spijtig - nog niet, als bij  ‘n donkerder heg,
Het stof mijn as in een gat.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), "Vorüber!"
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-29
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