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Translation Singable translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845), as Mrs. John P. Morgan

Verlassen, verlassen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Bavarian (Boarisch) 
Verlassen, verlassen, 
verlassen bin i
wie a Stein auf der Straßen,
kein Dirndel mag mi.
D'rum geh' i zum Kirchlein,
zum Kirchlein hinaus,
dort knie i mi nieder
und wein' mi aus.

Im Wald steht a Hügerl,
viel Blumen blüh'n d'rauf,
ach, da schlaft mein arm's Dirndel,
kein' Lieb' weckt's mehr auf.
Dort hin ist mein' Wallfahrt,
dort hin ist mein Sinn,
dort merk' i wohl deutlich,
wie arm i bin.

Und wann i bin g'storbe,
dann tragt mi hinaus,
und da legt mi zum Dirndel,
da ruh' i gern aus.
Und deckt dann mit Erde
das Graberl still zu,
dann haben zwei Herzen
beisammen ihr' Ruh'.

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Forsaken, forsaken
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Forsaken, forsaken,
forsaken am I
like a stone on the highway,
no lass comes me nigh.
Away to the altar,
the altar I'll go,
there, there kneeling lowly
my tears may flow.

There's a mound in the woodland
where sweet flowrets blow,
and there sleeps my darling;
no waking to know.
There, there is my shrine now,
my spirit there kneels,
and there all too keenly
its loneliness feels.

And when I am dead, friend,
O bear, bear me nigh
and leave me beside her
in quiet to lie.
With earth cover over
my sorrowing breast,
and two loving hearts there
together shall rest.

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From the Carl Bohm score.


Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845), as Mrs. John P. Morgan

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 104