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Wie schienen die Sternlein so hell, so hell Herab von der Himmelshöh'! Zwei Liebende standen auf der Schwell', Ach, Hand in Hand: »Ade!« Die Blümlein weinten auf Flur und Steg, Sie fühlten der Liebenden Weh' -- Die standen traurig am Scheideweg, Ach, Herz an Herz: »Ade!« Die Lüfte durchrauschen die Waldesruh', -- Aus dem Tal und [von]1 der Höh' [Wehn zwei]2 weiße Tücher einander zu: »Ade! -- Ade -- Ade! --«
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Franz: "aus"
2 Franz: "Da wehn"
Authorship
- by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879), "Ade!", appears in Slavische Melodien, in Aus Mähren, Leipzig, first published 1844 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Moravian (Moravština) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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), "Ade!", op. 85 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1877-82), published 1882. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Abschied", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1847 [voice and piano], Berlin, Stern & Co. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Karl Nössler (1863 - 1943), "Abschied", op. 8 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1887 [voice and piano], Bremen, Präger & Meier [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Mährisches Volkslied", op. 165 no. 1, published 1842 [soprano or tenor and piano], Leipzig, Hofmeister [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "How brightly, brightly the little stars shone", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Adieu", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Addio", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
Heel hoog aan de hemel, van zuid tot noord, Daar schenen de sterren zo hel! Twee minnenden stonden bij de poort, Ach, hand in hand: “Vaarwel!” De bloempjes weenden in veld en beemd; Zij voelden de pijn van het stel. Dat stond bedroefd bij de tweesprong vereend, Ach, hart aan hart: “Vaarwel!” De winden doorruisen het woud zo luid --, Van de berg en ‘t dal zowel Wuiven1 twee witte doeken elkander uit: “Vaarwel – Vaarwel – Vaarwel!”
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View original text (without footnotes)Title "Ade!" = "Vaarwel!"
1 Wuiven twee: te zingen op een kwart en twee achtsten.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879), "Ade!", appears in Slavische Melodien, in Aus Mähren, Leipzig, first published 1844
- a text in Moravian (Moravština) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2014-11-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 78