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by James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)

The little gate was reached at last
Language: English 
The little gate was reached at last,
Half hid in lilacs down the lane;
She pushed it wide, and, as she past,
A wistful look she backward cast,
And said,--'_Auf wiedersehen!_'

With hand on latch, a vision white
Lingered reluctant, and again
Half doubting if she did aright,
Soft as the dews that fell that night,
She said,--'_Auf wiedersehen!_'

The lamp's clear gleam flits up the stair;
I linger in delicious pain;
Ah, in that chamber, whose rich air
To breathe in thought I scarcely dare,
Thinks she,--'_Auf wiedersehen?_' ...

'Tis thirteen years; once more I press
The turf that silences the lane;
I hear the rustle of her dress,
I smell the lilacs, and--ah, yes,
I hear '_Auf wiedersehen!_'

Sweet piece of bashful maiden art!
The English words had seemed too fain,
But these--they drew us heart to heart,
Yet held us tenderly apart;
She said, '_Auf wiedersehen!_'

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Text Authorship:

  • by James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891), "Auf Wiedersehen -- Summer", appears in Under the Willows and Other Poems, first published 1868 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Max Bendix (1866 - 1945), "Auf Wiedersehen", published 1903 [ high voice or low voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Bern. Cecil Klein , "Auf Wiedersehen", published 1874 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by M. R. Macfarlane , "Auf Wiederseh'n", published 1884 [ mezzo-soprano, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (James) Albert Mallinson (1870 - 1946), "Auf Wiedersehen", published 1901 [ voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Silas Gamaliel Pratt (1846 - 1916), "She said Auf Wiedersehen!", published 1882 [ high voice or medium voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Auf Wiedersehen", published 1883 [ voice and piano ], ballad [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-03-17
Line count: 25
Word count: 148

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