Ich stieg vom Pferd und reichte ihm den Trunk
Des Abschieds dar. Ich fragte ihn, wohin
Und auch warum er reisen wolle.
Er sprach mit umflorter Stimme: Du mein Freund
Mir war [das Glück in dieser Welt]1 nicht hold!
Wohin ich geh? Ich wandre in die Berge.
Ich suche Ruhe für mein einsam Herz.
Ich werde nie mehr in die Ferne schweifen.
Müd ist mein Fuss und müd ist meine Seele!
Die Erde ist die gleiche überall
Und ewig, ewig sind die weissen Wolken...

Text Authorship:

• by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Der Abschied des Freundes" [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

• 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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Based on:

• a text in Chinese (中文) by Wang Wei (701 - 761), "送别"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Hans Altmann (1904 - 1961), "Der Abschied des Freundes", op. 24 no. 2, published c1963 [ voice and piano ], from 7 Lieder aus Die chinesische Flöte, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
• by (Olav) Fartein Valen (1887 - 1952), "Der Abschied des Freundes", op. 8 no. 2 (1927) [ voice and orchestra ], from Zwei chinesische Gedichte, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Anna Hegeler (1879 - 1937), "In Erwartung des Freundes", op. 2 no. 3, published 1911, from Vier Lieder nach chinesischen Texten, no. 3
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Antal Doráti.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Gustav Mahler.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), [adaptation] ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Antal Doráti.
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• Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• GER German (Deutsch) , "Der Abschied des Freundes" [an adaptation]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-16
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