by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Lebet wohl, geliebte Bäume
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Lebet wohl, geliebte Bäume, Wachset in der Himmelsluft. Tausend liebevolle Träume Schlingen sich durch euren Duft. Doch was steh' ich und verweile? Wie so schwer, so bang ist's mir? Ja, ich gehe! Ja, ich eile! Aber ach mein Herz bleibt hier.
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Confirmed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Claudine von Villa Bella, Leipzig: bey Georg Joachin Göschen, 1788, page 47.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Claudine von Villa Bella [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 Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Braune (1810 - 1884), "Lebet wohl! ", published 1849, Merseburg, Garcke [sung text not yet checked]
- by H. W. Ernst , "Lebet wohl" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Lebet wohl, geliebte Bäume" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Lebet wohl, geliebte Bäume", 1837 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lebet wohl, geliebte Bäume", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1834), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell, beloved trees!", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2005-11-04
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