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Ein Spielmann, der muß reisen, das ist ein alter Brauch, drum weht aus seinen Weisen auch stets ein Abschiedshauch. Ob ich einst wiederkehre? Mein Lieb, das weiß ich nicht. Des Todes Hand, die Schwere, viel Rosenknospen bricht.
Authorship
- by Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau (1877 - ?) [author's text not yet checked 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Abschied", 1902 [voice and piano], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 7. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Abschied", op. 15 (24 Lieder) no. 4 (>>2000). [voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Adieu", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Parting", copyright © 2017
Researcher for this text: Peter Donderwinkel
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 37
A minstrel must travel; This is an old custom, And that is why from these old tunes There also flows a whiff of parting. Will I return some day? My love, I do not know. The hand of Death that is so heavy Breaks many a rose blossom.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau (1877 - ?)
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 48