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Morgen muß ich [weg]1 von hier Und muß Abschied nehmen; O du [allerhöchste]2 Zier, Scheiden das bringt Grämen. Da ich dich so treu geliebt Über alle Maßen, Soll ich dich verlassen. Wenn zwei gute Freunde sind, Die einander kennen, Sonn' und Mond bewegen sich, Ehe sie sich trennen. Noch viel größer ist der Schmerz, Wenn ein treu [verliebtes]3 Herz In die Fremde ziehet. Dort auf jener grünen Au Steht mein jung, frisch Leben, Soll ich dann mein Lebelang In der Fremde schweben? Hab' ich dir was Leids getan, Bitt' dich, woll's vergessen, Denn es geht zu Ende. Küsset dir ein Lüftelein Wangen oder Hände, Denke, daß es Seufzer sein, Die ich zu dir sende: Tausend schick' ich täglich aus, Die da wehen um dein Haus, Weil ich dein gedenke.
F. Silcher sets stanzas 1-2, 4
J. Brahms sets stanzas 1-2, 4
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Achim von Arnims Werke, dritter Band, ed. by Reinhold Steig, Leipzig: Erschienen im Insel-Verlage, 1911. Appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, pages 356 - 357; and confirmed with Des Knaben Wunderhorn: alte deutsche Lieder gesammelt von L. A. v. Arnim und Clemens Brentano, Drei Teile in einem Bande, ed. by Eduard Grisebach, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1806. This edition is then re-issued from Heidelberg: bey Mohr und Zimmer, and Frankfurt am Main: J. C. B. Mohr, 1808. Appears in dritter Teil, page 670 - 671.
See also this text, that quotes the first stanza; and this text, whose first stanza resembles the fourth stanza above.
1 Brahms: "fort"2 Brahms, Silcher: "allerschönste"
3 Brahms: "geliebtes"
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Lebewohl", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text checked 2 times 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Morgen muß ich fort von hier", WoO. posth. 38 no. 17 (1859-62), stanzas 1-2,4 [ SSA chorus ], from 20 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Goldner (1839 - 1907), "Lebewohl", op. 7 (Duette für Bariton & Bass mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1858 [ duet for baritone and bass with piano ], Hamburg : Fritz Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Hinrichs (1820 - 1892), "Altes Handwerksburschenlied", op. 7 (Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung), Heft 1 (Zwölf Volkslieder) no. 12, published 1879 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Oscar Klein (1858 - 1911), "Lebewohl", op. 9 (Acht deutsche Volkslieder) no. 8, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Acht deutsche Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Kremser (1838 - 1914), "Lebewohl", published 1893 [ satb quartet ], from Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 1, Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Rinkens (1879 - 1933), "Morgen muß ich fort von hier", published 1933 [ soprano and three-part men's chorus ], from Zwei Volkslieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Schmidt (1839 - 1920), "Lebewohl!", subtitle: "Volkslied", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Lebewohl", op. 14 no. 8, published c1830, stanzas 1-2,4 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from Zwölf Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen, drittes Heft, no. 8, Tübingen: Heinrich Laupp'sche Buchhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Lebe wohl", op. 151 (6 Gesänge für tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1866 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Wilhelm Karl Vogrich (1852 - 1916), "Lebewohl", published 1890 [ duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano (or tenor and baritone) with piano ], from Sechs Duette für Sopran und Mezzosopran (oder Tenor und Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Demain, je dois partir d'ici", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Domani me ne devo andare via", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-24
Line count: 28
Word count: 129
Tomorrow I must leave this place And must take farewell; Oh you [highest]1 adornment of all, Parting brings grief. Since I loved you so faithfully Beyond all measure, I am to leave you. When two are good friends Who know each other, Sun and moon shall move from their positions Before they part from one another. The pain is much greater yet When a faithfully [loving]2 heart Travels off into strange lands. There upon yonder green meadow My young, brisk life stands; Am I then to drift about in foreign Lands my whole life long? If I hurt you in any way, I beg you, forget it, For it is coming to an end. When a little breezes kisses Your cheeks or your hands, Think that it is the sighs That I send to you: I send out a thousand every day, They waft about your house Because I am thinking of you.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Altes Handwerksburschenlied" = "Old song of the apprentices"
"Lebewohl" = "Farewell"
"Morgen muß ich fort von hier" = "Tomorrow I must leave this place"
2 Brahms: "beloved"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Lebewohl", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-20
Line count: 28
Word count: 153