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by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900)

Fahr' wohl
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ich seh' mein Lieb' im Traume,
Leuchtend und thränenklar;
Im weißen Mondesstrahle
Glänzet ihr dunkles Haar.

Wie fromm der wehende Schleier
Die liebe Stirn umgiebt!
Ihr süßen, weinenden Augen,
Ich fühle, daß ihr mich liebt!

Fahr wohl, so spricht sie traurig
In klagender Melodie;
Ich rufe sie laut beim Namen,
Ich sinke vor ihr auf's Knie.

Ich küsse ihr bebend die Hände, --
Da bin ich aufgewacht . . . 
Ein Schluchzen, -- Todtenstille, --
Und rings die eisige Nacht.

Confirmed with Ernst Eckstein, In Moll und Dur, Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1877, pages 16-17.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900), "Fahrwohl", appears in In Moll und Dur, in 1. Erste Abtheilung [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 Ernst Wernich , "Fahr' wohl", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Plothow [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-04-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

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