Farewell, ye mountains, ye homey valleys

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lebt wohl, ihr Berge, Thäler traut

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Lebt wohl, ihr Berge, Thäler traut,
Und jeder Baum und jeder Strauch,
Und was noch liebend nach mir schaut,
Ein jedes Gräslein grüß' ich auch.
 
Ein liebes Aug' in stillem Thau,
Das hängt [nun an euch]¹ sehnsuchtsvoll,
Daß jedes Blümchen auf der Au
Von mir noch Grüße sagen soll.
 
O heilt das Aug vom süßen Tod!
In Lächeln wandelt seinen Schmerz!
Und, ist dazu ein Zauber noth,
So nehmt nur gleich mein ganzes Herz!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

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Confirmed with Christian Reinhold Köstlin’s poetry manuscripts, Z 2727/41, poem [1.], Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Marbach, Germany

¹ Lang: "an euch jetzt"

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, subtitle: "6. Juni Tüb.-Stuttg.", written 1854? [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), "Lebt wohl, ihr Berge", op. 27 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 5 (likely 1854), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Ebner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

Farewell, ye mountains, ye homey valleys

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Farewell, ye mountains, ye homey valleys,
And every tree and every shrub;
And everything that still gazes lovingly after me,
Every blade of grass I greet, too.
 
A beloved [pair of] eyes, quietly bedewed,
Is now gazing upon you longingly,
[Asking that] every flower in the meadow
May still convey my greetings.
 
Oh, heal her eyes from the sweet death!
Turn their pain into a smile!
And if you find that a charm is necessary to accomplish that,
Then take immediately, too, my entire heart!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), no title, subtitle: "6. Juni Tüb.-Stuttg.", written 1854?
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 85