Farewell | Over the mountains

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Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Abschied

Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Über die Berge
Zieht ihr fort;
Kommt an manchen
Grünen Ort,
Muß zurücke
Ganz allein;
Lebet wohl!
Es muß so seyn.
Scheiden,
Meiden,
Was man liebt,
Ach wie wird
Das Herz betrübt!
O Seenspiegel,
Wald und Hügel
Schwinden all';
Hör' verschwimmen
Eurer Stimmen
Wiederhall.
Lebt wohl! 
Klingt klagevoll. 
Ach wie wird
Das Herz betrübt!
Scheiden,
Meiden,
Was man liebt.

Note: Schubert received Mayrhofer's texts generally in handwriting; the printed edition of Mayrhofer's poems appeared much later and presents the texts usually in a revised version. This version does not appear to exist in published form apart from Schubert's song.

The text shown is a variant of another text. [ View differences ]
It is based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Lunz"
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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", subtitle: "Nach einer Wallfahrtsarie bearbeitet", D 475 (1816), published 1885 [ voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Comiat", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Afscheid", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Farewell", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Adieu", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Addio", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Richard Morris

This text was added to the website: 2019-10-28
Line count: 26
Word count: 59

Farewell

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Over the mountains
You are setting off;
You will come to many
Green places,
[I] have to go back
Completely alone;
Farewell!
This is how it has to be.
Parting
Avoiding
What one loves,
Oh how
Distressed the heart is becoming!
Oh, the lake-mirror,
Forest and hills,
They are all disappearing;
[I] can hear the decay
Of your voices'
Echo.
Fare well!
Ring out full of lamenting.
Oh how
Distressed the heart is becoming!
Parting,
Avoiding
What one loves.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), "Lunz"
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This text was added to the website: 2018-01-14
Line count: 26
Word count: 79