And if we are once more forced to part

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Und muß es schon wieder geschieden sein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Und muß es schon wieder geschieden sein,
Mit Gott, Herzliebste, denn zieh!
  Ist er nur dein Schutz, ist er nur dein Theil, 
Verlassen bist du ja nie! 

  Und mag auch Nichts bittrer denn Scheiden sein,
Mit Gott bleibt fest unser Bund!
  Und führt ja die Lieb' uns zusammen in Eil
Von ferne jegliche Stund!

  Ach, muß es geschieden, geschieden nun sein,
Mit Gott, Herzliebste, denn zieh!
  Bis wieder du kommst, bleib treu mir derweil,
Leb wohl und vergiß mein nie!

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 184.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Und muß es schon wieder geschieden sein", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 209 [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 Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "Und muss es wieder geschieden sein", op. 65 (Zwanzig Lieder für Fr. Oser, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 12, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]

Set in a modified version by Franz Wilhelm Abt, Rudolf Löw-Burckhardt.

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And if we are once more forced to part

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  And if we are once more forced to part,
Beloved, then go with God!
  If only He is your protection, if only He is your part,
You are never forsaken!

  And though there may be nothing more bitter than parting,
With God our bond remains firm!
  And from afar, love shall quickly 
Bring us together every hour!

  Ah, if we are forced to part, to part now,
Beloved, then go with God!
  Remain true to me in the meantime, until you return,
Farewell and do not forget me!

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Translations of titles:
"Und muß es schon wieder geschieden sein" = "And if we are once more forced to part"
"Und muss es wieder geschieden sein" = "And if we are once more forced to part"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Und muß es schon wieder geschieden sein", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 209
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-26
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Word count: 89