by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Translation by Wilhelm Hertzberg (1813 - 1879)
Flow down, cold rivulet, to the sea
Language: English
Flow down, cold rivulet, to the sea, Thy tribute wave deliver: No more by thee my steps shall be, For ever and for ever. Flow, softly flow, by lawn and lea, A rivulet then a river; No where by thee my steps shall be, For ever and for ever. But here will sigh thine alder tree, And here thine aspen shiver; And here by thee will hum the bee, For ever and for ever. A thousand suns will stream on thee, A thousand moons will quiver; But not by thee my steps shall be, For ever and for ever.
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Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "A farewell", first published 1842 [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 William Amps (flourished 1850), "Flow down, cold rivulet", published [1849] [ vocal quartet (with piano?) ], from Six Vocal Quartetts, London : Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward R. G. W. Andrews , "A farewell", published c1886 [ voice and piano ], London: Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by Frederick Cook Atkinson (1841 - 1897), "A farewell", published [BL 1863] [ voice and piano ], London: Jewell [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Ainslie Barry (1830 - 1915), "Flow, softly flow", published [BL 1854] [ voice and piano ], London : Ollivier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adrian Beaumont (b. 1937), "A farewell", op. 22 no. ? [ baritone and piano ], from The Pale Horizon [sung text not yet checked]
- by James Charles Beazley (1850 - ?), "Flow down cold rivulet", <<1892 [ voice and flute obbligato ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Benedict (1804 - 1885), "A farewell", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], London: C. Kegan Paul [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Richard Bexfield (1824 - 1853), "A farewell", published [BL 1881] [ voice and piano ], London: Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Blockley (1800 - 1882), "Flow down cold rivulet", <<1892 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maurice Blower (1894 - 1982), "The rivulet", published 1958 [ SSA chorus and piano ], London : Alfred Lengnick & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Richardson Dempster (1809 - 1871), "Flow down cold rivulet", published [BL 1863] [ voice and piano ], London: Cocks [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Holbrooke (1878 - 1958), "A farewell", op. 30 no. 5 (1904), published 1906 [ high voice and piano ], from Six Romantic Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by S. Ings , "The rivulet", published [BL 1855] [ voice and piano ], London: Cramer, Beale & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888), "A farewell", published <<1859 [ voice and piano ], London: Cramer, Beale & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by A. J. Leavy , "A farewell", <<1892 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franco Leoni (1864 - 1949), "A farewell", published 1899 [ duet with piano ], London: Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertram Luard-Selby (1853 - 1918), "Flow down, cold rivulet", published <<1885 [ vocal trio of female voices and piano ], London: Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Cecil Macfarren (1826 - 1905), "Flow down cold rivulet", published [BL 1879] [ voice and piano ], London: Charles Ollivier [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Thomas Messervy (b. 1924), "A farewell", 1958, first performed 1962 [ SA chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Nelson (b. 1929), "A farewell", 1957, rev. 1972 [ double mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nolah , "A farewell", published [BL 1880] [ voice and piano ], London : A. Weekes & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1830 - 1903), "Flow down, cold rivulet", published [BL 1887] [ voice and piano ], London: Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Gerald) Graham Peel (1878 - 1937), "Flow down cold rivulet", published 1913 [ voice and piano ], London: Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alan Ridout (b. 1934), "A farewell", published 1971 [ voice and piano ], London: Stainer & Bell [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mrs. E. G. Shapcote , "Flow down cold rivulet", alternate title: "A farewell", published [BL 1857] [ voice and piano ], from Eleven songs, London: Addison & Hollier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jehu Shepherd , "Flow down cold rivulet", published 1965 [ SSA chorus or TTB chorus a cappella ], Llangollen: Gwynn, also set in Welsh (Cymraeg) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edith Stanhope , "A farewell", <<1892 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eric Harding Thiman (1900 - 1975), "A farewell", published 1933 [ SSA chorus and piano ], London: Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. H. Walker , "Flow down cold rivulet", published [1886] [ voice and piano ], London: Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph T. Werther (1896 - 1986), "A farewell", 1945-70 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Wilson (flourished 1830), "The rivulet", published [BL 1858] [ voice and piano ], London: Metzler & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zeta , "Flow down cold rivulet", published 1854 [ voice and piano ], London: Leader & Cock [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Hertzberg (1813 - 1879) ; composed by Friedrich Robert Volkmann.
- Also set in Welsh (Cymraeg), a translation by Euros Bowen , "Dylifa, oernaut, tua'r lli" ; composed by Jehu Shepherd.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 99
Ein Lebewohl
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Fließ, kühler Bach, zum Meerestrand mit Silberwellen-Schimmer, mein Schritt ist von dir fortgewandt für immer, ja, für immer. Fließ, fließe sanft am Waldesrand, ein Strom - ein Bächlein nimmer, mein Schritt ist von dir fortgewandt für immer, ja, für immer. Hier seufzt die Erl' im feuchten Sand, der Espe Blatt-Geflimmer, die Biene summt an deinem Rand für immer, ja, für immer. Wohl tausendmal küßt Sonnenbrand, küßt dich des Mondes Schimmer, ich bin verbannt, von dir gewandt für immer, ja, für immer.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in English by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "A farewell", first published 1842
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Friedrich Robert Volkmann (1815 - 1883), "Ein Lebewohl", op. 72 no. 1 (1872) [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 80