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Die [duftenden]1 [Kräuter]2 auf der Au, [Die]3 Halm' im frischen Morgenthau, [Die Bäum' im grünen Kleide]4, Ein jedes ruft: ich scheide, [Leb]5 wohl! ich scheide. Die Rosen in ihrer [lichten]6 Pracht, Die Lilien in ihrer Engelstracht, [Die Blümchen auf der Heide]7, Ein jedes ruft: ich scheide, [Leb]5 wohl! ich scheide. Ist Alles nur ein Kommen und Gehn, Ein Scheiden mehr als Wiedersehn; Wir freu'n uns, hoffen und leiden, Und müssen endlich scheiden, Lebt wohl! wir scheiden. [Wir sahn uns wieder und sahn uns kaum]8, [Und Alles schwand wie ein schöner Traum]9, [Wir reichten die Hand uns beide:]10 [Leb wohl! leb wohl! ich scheide! Leb wohl! ich scheide!]11
F. Kamm sets stanzas 1-3
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotesConfirmed with Hoffmann's von Fallersleben Gesammelte Werke, Herausgegeben von Dr. Heinrich Gerstenberg, Erster Band: Lyrische Gedichte, Berlin: F. Fontane, 1890, pages 81-82.
1 Liszt: "duftigen"2 Cornelius: "Gräser"
3 Kamm: "Der"
4 Cornelius: "Die Blümlein auf der Heide"
5 Kamm: "Lebt"
6 Cornelius, Liszt: "frischen"
7 Cornelius: "Die Bäum' im grünen Kleide"
8 Cornelius, Liszt: "Und muss es denn geschieden sein"
9 Cornelius: "Lebt wohl, lebt wohl, gedenket mein"; Liszt: "So lebet wohl, gedenket mein"
10 Cornelius, Liszt: "In Freuden und in Leiden,"
11 Cornelius: "Lebt wohl, lebt wohl, wir scheiden! / Lebt wohl!"; Liszt: "Lebt wohl, ich scheide!"
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Leb wohl! ich scheide", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Dichterleben, in Reifere Mannesjahre [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Scheiden", op. 16 (Duette für Sopran und Bass) no. 4 (1866) [ duet for soprano and bass with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Richard Jüngst (1853 - 1923), "Scheiden im Herbste", op. 8 (Vier vierstimmige Gesänge für Männerstimmen) no. 4, published 1879 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Köln, P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Lebt wohl, ich scheide", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 3 (1896), stanzas 1-3 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Ich scheide", S. 319 (1860), published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Richter (flourished 1877-1891), "Abschied", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 5, published 1877 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Bielefeld, Sulzer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Rohde (1828 - 1883), "Scheiden", op. 109 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 5, published 1876 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Breslau, Hientzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Schrader , "Abendlied", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1877 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Weber , "Lebt wohl! wir scheiden", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1876 [ mixed chorus ], Elberfeld, Küpper [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Franz Wilhelm Abt, Julius André, Emil Breslaur, Maurice Georg Chemin-Petit, Franz Xaver Chwatal, Friedrich Gartz, Wilhelm Heiser, Alwin Theodor Heynke, Carl Kuntze, Paul Stiller, Heinrich Weiß, Richard Ferdinand Wüerst.
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Margaret E. Bache , "Parting" ; composed by Peter Cornelius.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Leaving", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Departure"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Adieu, je pars", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Virginia Knight , Bruno W. Häuptli , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 123
The [aromatic]1 [herbs]2 upon the meadow The grass [blades]3 in the fresh morning dew, [The trees in their green garb]4, Every one of them calls: I depart, Farewell! I depart. The roses in their [bright]5 splendour, The lilies in their angelic garb, [The little flowers upon the heath]6 Every one of them calls: I depart, Farewell! I depart. Everything is only a coming and going, A parting more than a reunion; We are happy, we hope, and we suffer, And must finally depart, Farewell! we depart. [We saw each other again and hardly saw each other]7, [And everything vanished like a beautiful dream]8, [We gave each other our hands:]9 Farewell! farewell! I depart! Farewell! I depart!]10
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Abendlied" = "Evening song"
"Abschied" = "Leave-taking"
"Ich scheide" = "I depart"
"Leb wohl! ich scheide" = "Farewell! I depart"
"Lebt wohl! wir scheiden" = "Farewell! we depart"
"Lebt wohl, ich scheide" = "Farewell, I depart"
"Scheiden" = "Parting"
"Scheiden im Herbste" = "Parting in autumn"
2 Cornelius: "grasses"
3 Kamm: "blade"
4 Cornelius: "The flowers upon the heath"
5 Cornelius, Liszt: "fresh"
6 Cornelius: "The trees in their green garb"
7 Cornelius, Liszt: "And if we must then be parted"
8 Cornelius: "Farewell, farewell, remember me"; Liszt: "Farewell then, remember me"
9 Cornelius, Liszt: "In happiness and in sorrow,"
10 Cornelius: "Farewell, farewell, we depart! / Farewell!"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Leb wohl! ich scheide", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Dichterleben, in Reifere Mannesjahre
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 129