by Anna Klie (1858 - 1913)
Stummer Abschied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Es tat den Beiden so weh das Scheiden; Sie wollten klagen, sich viel noch sagen, Und doch fand keines ein einzig Wort. So ging eines vom andern fort.
Text Authorship:
- by Anna Klie (1858 - 1913), "Stummer Abschied" [author's text not yet checked 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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Stummer Abschied", op. 65 (Zehn Lieder) no. 8 (1918), published 1918 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Stummer Abschied", WoO. 18 (1905) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Palmer) , "Silent parting", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-06
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Word count: 28