by
Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)
Scheiden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Fahr wohl mein Lieb, der Morgen graut,
Fahr wohl, wir müssen uns trennen.
Das Scheiden ist ein bittres Kraut,
Von heissen Thränen ist's bethaut,
Und seine Blätter brennen.
Es spriessen Blumen ohne Zahl,
Wo Minne und Jugend werben.
Wo zwei in stummer Herzensqual
Beisammen stehen zum letztenmal,
Die Gräser und Blumen sterben.
Schau mich noch einmal lächelnd an,
Das will ich zum [letzten bitten]1.
Du hast mir viel zulieb gethan,
Und treulich wollt' ich zu dir [stahn]2;
Die Welt hat's nicht gelitten.
Dort drüben am Bach [eine]3 Weide steht,
Die Äste neigen sich nieder.
Ein Blatt sich wirbelnd zur Erde dreht,
Wer weiss, wohin es der Wind verweht,
Zurück kehrt's nimmer wieder.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• L. Flügge View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Von der Landstrasse. Lieder von Rudolf Baumbach, Leipzig, Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1882, pages 83-84.
1 Flügge: "letzten Mal bitten"
1 Flügge: "stehn" (likely a typo in the score)
1 Flügge: "die"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Louis Flügge , "Scheiden" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Willem de Haan (1849 - 1930), "Scheiden", op. 31 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hirsch (1858 - 1918), "Scheiden", op. 53 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1890 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Honndorf (1870 - 1919), "Scheiden", op. 20 (Sechs Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1896 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Vormeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Kessel , "Scheiden", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 3, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Köln, Alt & Uhrig [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Parting", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Parting
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Farewell, my love, the morning dawns,
Farewell, we must part.
Parting is a bitter herb,
Bedewed by hot tears,
And its leaves burn.
Flowers burgeon without number
There where love and youth woo.
Where two in mute agony of heart
Stand together for the last time,
There the grasses and flowers die.
Look upon me once more with a smile,
That is my last plea,
You did much for my sake,
And I wanted to keep faithfully at your side;
The world would not have it.
Over yonder by the brook a willow stands,
The branches hang down.
One leaf twirls its way toward the ground,
Who knows where the wind shall blow it,
It shall never return.
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Word count: 118