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Fort, fort, mich duldet's nicht Hier in dem engen Haus, Die Welt in mir ist todt, Ich muß in jene n'aus. Du, Mutter mein, leb' wohl, Behalt' mich immer lieb, Es treibt ein Stachel mich, Der Manchen schon vertrieb. Wein' nicht um deinen Sohn, Zieht er auch weit hinaus, Es ist ja alle Welt Ein großes Vaterhaus! [Und bin ich, Mutter, dann Recht weit, recht weit von hier]1, So geh' mir zu Gefall'n Einmal hinaus zu ihr; Und sag' ihr, daß der Zorn Mich weit von hier vertrieb -- Ach nein! -- sag' ihr, ich [hätt']2 Sie ewig -- ewig lieb! --
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Der Gesellschafter oder Blätter für Geist und Herz, 100. Blatt (Mittwoch den 23. Juni) 1824, page 495
Note provided by Johann Winkler: the text in the autograph of the Jensen song has been struck out (with a single stroke, so that it is still perfectly readable) and replaced by another hand, which the BSB lector ascribes to the composer's daughter Elsbeth; the text appears to be a translation from Turandot, Act 2 Scene 1 and reads as follows:
Erringen muss ich mir den höchsten Liebespreis, in meinem Herzen pocht die Sehnsucht schnell und heiß. Und königliches Blut rinnt in den Adern mir; nur unerhörter Zwang hält mich gefesselt hier. Getötet hast du mir den Bruder grausam schon, entreiße mir nicht auch den süßen Liebeslohn! Mit List dien' ich, mein Wort erfüll' ich treu. Wenn ich ihn mir gewann, mach' ich dir Schmerz aufs Neu'. Denn Liebe fühlst du schon, willst es nur nicht gesteh'n. O Himmel, ja, wer könnte ohne Lieb' ihn seh'n!1 Jensen: "Und bin ich dann, Mutter,/ erst weit von hier"
2 Jensen: "hätte"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm, Freiherr von Marsano (1797 - 1871), no title, appears in Wander-Lieder, no. 4 [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 Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Wanderlied" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Fort fort, mich duldet's nicht", op. 35 no. 4, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Wanderlieder von W. Marsano, no. 4, Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-10-23
Line count: 20
Word count: 101
Away, away, I cannot endure it Here in this narrow house, The world within me is dead, I must go out into that other one. You mother of mine, farewell, Remember me fondly always, I am driven by a thorn That has already banished many another. Do not weep for your son, Even though he travels far away, For all the world Is a great parental home! And, mother, when I am then Quite far, quite far from here, Then, as a favour to me, go Out to see her once; And tell her that anger Drove me far away from here -- Ah no! -- tell her, I shall Love her forever -- forever! --
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm, Freiherr von Marsano (1797 - 1871), no title, appears in Wander-Lieder, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2016-10-23
Line count: 20
Word count: 112