Der Abschied des Freundes | Er stieg vom Pferd und reichte ihm den Trunk

by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Translation

Der Abschied des Freundes

Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA POR

Er stieg vom Pferd und reichte ihm den Trunk
Des Abschieds dar. Er fragte ihn, wohin
Er führe und auch warum es müßte sein.
Er sprach, seine Stimme war umflort: Du, mein Freund,
Mir war auf dieser Welt das Glück nicht hold!
Wohin ich geh? Ich geh, ich wandre in die Berge.
Ich suche Ruhe für mein einsam Herz.
Ich wandle nach der Heimat, meiner Stätte.
Ich werde niemals in die Ferne schweifen.
Still ist mein Herz und harret seiner Stunde!

Die liebe Erde allüberall
Blüht auf im Lenz und grünt
Aufs neu! Allüberall und ewig
Blauen licht die Fernen!
Ewig... ewig...

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Der Abschied des Freundes" [an adaptation]
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a text in French (Français) by Marie Jean Léon, Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys (1823 - 1892), "En se séparant d'un voyageur" [an adaptation]
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a text in Chinese (中文) by Wang Wei (701 - 761), "送别"
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by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Der Abschied", 1908, from Das Lied von der Erde, no. 6
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Set in a modified version by Hans Altmann, Anna Hegeler, Fartein Valen.

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Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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