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by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860)
Translation © by Marianne Beate Kielland
Abschied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ade, Du muntre, Du fröhliche Stadt, Ade! Schon scharret mein Rösslein mit lustigem Fuß; Jetzt nimm [meinen]1 letzten, den scheidenden Gruß. Du hast mich wohl [nimmermehr]2 traurig gesehn, So kann es auch jetzt nicht beim Abschied geschehn. Ade, Du muntre, Du fröhliche Stadt, Ade! Ade, Ihr Bäume, Ihr Gärten so grün, Ade! Nun reit' ich am silbernen Strome entlang, Weit schallend ertönet mein Abschiedsgesang; Nie habt Ihr ein [klagendes]3 Lied gehört, So wird Euch auch keines beim Scheiden beschert. Ade, Ihr Bäume, Ihr Gärten so grün, Ade! Ade, Ihr freundlichen [Mägdelein]4 dort, Ade! Was schaut Ihr aus blumenumduftetem Haus Mit schelmischen, lockenden Blicken heraus? Wie sonst, so grüß' ich und schaue mich um, Doch [nimmermehr]5 wend' ich mein [Rösselein]6 um. Ade, Ihr freundlichen [Mägdelein]4 dort, Ade! Ade, liebe Sonne, so gehst Du zur Ruh, Ade! Nun schimmert der blinkenden Sterne Gold. Wie bin ich Euch Sternlein am Himmel so hold; [Durchziehen die Welt wir]7 auch weit und breit, Ihr gebt überall uns das treue Geleit. Ade, liebe Sonne, so gehst Du zur Ruh, Ade! Ade, Du schimmerndes Fensterlein hell, Ade! Du glänzest so traulich mit dämmerndem Schein, Und ladest so freundlich ins Hüttchen uns ein. Vorüber, ach, ritt ich so manches mal Und wär' es denn heute zum letzten mal? Ade, Du schimmerndes Fensterlein hell, Ade! Ade, Ihr Sterne, verhüllet Euch grau! - Ade! Des [Fensterleins]8 trübes verschimmerndes Licht Ersetzt Ihr unzähligen Sterne mir nicht; Darf ich hier nicht weilen, muß hier vorbei, Was hilft [es mir]9, folgt Ihr mir noch so treu! Ade, Ihr Sterne, verhüllet Euch grau! - Ade!
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2 Schubert: "niemals noch"
3 Schubert: "trauriges"
4 Schubert: "Mägdlein"
5 Schubert: "nimmer"
6 Schubert: "Rößlein"
7 Schubert: "Durchziehn wir die Welt"
8 Schubert: "Fensterlein"
9 Schubert: "es"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
Confirmed with Gedichte von Ludwig Rellstab. Erstes Bändchen. Berlin, bei Friedrich Laue. 1827, pages 134-135. Note: Rellstab repeats the first line of each stanza at the end of the respecive stanza, but he had it printed in abbreviated form: "Ade, Du muntre u.s.w.".
Note: in Schubert's autograph, line 3 begins "Jetzt nimm ich den letzten", but in printed editions except Neue Gesamtausgabe, it is "Jetzt nimm noch den".
1 Schubert: "noch den"2 Schubert: "niemals noch"
3 Schubert: "trauriges"
4 Schubert: "Mägdlein"
5 Schubert: "nimmer"
6 Schubert: "Rößlein"
7 Schubert: "Durchziehn wir die Welt"
8 Schubert: "Fensterlein"
9 Schubert: "es"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860), "Abschied" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Abschied", D 957 no. 7 (1828), published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Schwanengesang, no. 7, Tobias Haslinger, VN 5370, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Abschied", op. 186 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Comiat", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Afscheid", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Farewell", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Jäähyväiset", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Adieux", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Αποχαιρετισμός", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Commiato", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "고별", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Atsisveikinimas", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Farvel", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Adiós", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 259
Farvel
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) after the German (Deutsch)
Farvel! Du muntre og glade by, farvel! Min hest tripper allerede med lystig fot; Ta nå imot den siste adskillende hilsen. Du har vel ennå ikke sett meg sørgmodig, så skal heller ikke skje ved denne avskjed. Farvel, dere trær, dere grønneste av hager, farvel! Nå rir jeg langs den sølvskimrende elven. Vidt gjallende toner min avskjedssang; Aldri har dere hørt en trist vise, den skal heller ikke skjenkes dere ved denne avskjeden. Farvel, dere vennlige ungpiker, farvel! Hvorfor skuer dere med skjelmske, lokkende blikk ut av det blomsterduftende huset? Hva annet kan jeg gjøre enn å hilse og se meg tilbake, men aldri vender jeg om min hest. Farvel, kjære sol, så går du til ro, farvel! Nå skimrer de blinkende stjerners gull. Hvor dere himmelens stjerner er meg kjær; Hvor enn vi reiser i verden - vidt og bredt, er dere overalt våre trofaste følgesvenner. Farvel! Du skimrende lyse lille vindu, farvel! Du blinker så koselig med et gryende skinn og inviterer oss vennlig til hytten inn. Forbi, akk, har jeg ridd så mang en gang, og var det i dag for siste gang? Farvel, dere stjerner, innhyll dere i grått! Farvel! De små vinduenes vage, skimrende lys kan ikke erstatte de utallige stjerner for meg, jeg kan ikke bli her, må dra forbi, hva har det å si, dere følger meg uansett så trofast!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860), "Abschied"
This text was added to the website: 2016-06-27
Line count: 30
Word count: 226