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by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Translation

Afskedet
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Oh, du mein Freund, mir war gar in dieser Welt
das Glück nicht hold! Wohin geh ich?
Ich geh' und wandre in die Berge,
ich suche Ruhe, Ruhe für mein einsam Herz.
Ich wandre in die Heimat, in die Stille,
und nimmer, nimmer werd' ich in die Ferne schweifen!

Still ist mein Herz, erwartet seine Stunde.
Die liebe Erd', wie überall
erglüht sie schon im Lenz, wie grünet sie auf's neu!
Wie überall und ewig
Blauen auch die weiten Fernen!
Ewig, ewig, ewig!

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It is based on

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Der Abschied des Freundes" [an adaptation]
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It is based on
  • a text in French (Français) by Marie Jean Léon, Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys (1823 - 1892), "En se séparant d'un voyageur" [an adaptation]
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It is based on
  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Wang Wei (701 - 761), "送别"
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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 Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Afskedet", 1915 [ voice and piano ], also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Gustav Mahler.
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  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-10-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 83

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