At night and in the fog, I depart

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Bei Nacht und Nebel fahr' ich fort

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Bei Nacht und Nebel fahr' ich fort,
Frag' nicht, wohin es geht?
Denn ach, was Liebes ließ ich dort,
Das noch am Fenster steht.
Vom lieben Mund das Abschiedswort
Ich hör' es früh und spät.
Das treue Aug' bleibt immerfort
Der Stern, der mit mir geht.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Gedichte von C. Reinhold, Stuttgart: C. Mäcken, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1853, page 50

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, written 1847, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, in Reiselieder, no. 1 [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Bei Nacht und Nebel", op. 26 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran oder Alt) no. 2 (1847), published 1860 [ mezzo-soprano or alto, piano ], Leipzig: Friedrich Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Joanna Lonergan , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2005-03-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

At night and in the fog, I depart

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

At night and in the fog, I depart;
Do not ask whither!
For ah, what dear [person] did I leave behind
Who is still standing at the window!
The parting word from her dear lips
I hear it early and late.
Her faithful eye remains always
The star that travels with me.

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Translation of title "Bei Nacht und Nebel" = "At night and in the fog"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, written 1847, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, in Reiselieder, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 52