by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882) and sometimes misattributed to Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation Singable translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920)
Weh, dass wir scheiden müssen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Weh, dass wir scheiden müssen, Lass dich noch einmal küssen; Ich muss an Kaisers Seiten Ins falsche Welschland reiten: Fahr wohl, fahr wohl, mein armes Lieb! Ich werd auf Maienauen Dich niemals wieder schauen, Der Feinde grimm'ge Scharen Sind kommen angefahren: Fahr wohl, fahr wohl, mein armes Lieb! Ich denk an dich mit Sehnen, Gedenk an mich mit Tränen; Wenn meine Augen brechen, Will ich zuletzt noch sprechen: Fahr wohl, fahr wohl, mein armes Lieb!
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Confirmed with Gedichte, sechste Auflage, Stuttgart und Augsburg: J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1857, page 333. Appears in Kleinigkeiten, in Aus der Liederspiel: "Friedrich in Suza", no. 5.
Text Authorship:
- by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882), "Des Lehnsmanns Abschied", subtitle: "Volkslied", appears in Gedichte, in Kleinigkeiten, in Aus der Liederspiel: "Friedrich in Suza" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Ritters Abschied" [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from Zwei Volkslieder für Männerchor, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Des Lehnsmanns Abschied", op. 21 (Sechs Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme) no. 6, published 1851 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Des Lehnsmanns Abschied", op. 29 no. 4, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Von Minne-Lust und Leid. Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Breslau, Hientzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Des Lehnmann's Abschied", op. 61 (Vier Lieder im Volkston für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1884 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Reiser , "Ritters Abschied", op. 31 (Neun Lieder für Männerstimmen) no. 8 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Strassburg, Schiedmayer & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Ritters Abschied", op. 58 no. 10, published 1876 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Zwölf Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen, zehntes Heft, no. 10, Tübingen: H. Laupp'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Des Lehnsmannes Abschied", op. 20 no. 4, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], from Sechs Gesänge für Männerchor, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Louis Charles Elson) , "Soldier's farewell", first published 1875
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 75
Soldier's farewell
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
How can I bear to leave thee, One parting kiss I give thee; And then what e'er befalls me, I go where honour calls me: Farewell, farewell, my own true love! Ne'er more may I behold thee Or to this heart enfold thee, With spear and pennon glancing I see the foe advancing: Farewell, farewell, my own true love! I think of thee with longing, Think thou, when tears are thronging; That with my last faint sighing, I'll whisper soft while dying: Farewell, farewell, my own true love!
From the Kinkel score.
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920), "Soldier's farewell", first published 1875 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882), "Des Lehnsmanns Abschied", subtitle: "Volkslied", appears in Gedichte, in Kleinigkeiten, in Aus der Liederspiel: "Friedrich in Suza" and from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 88