by
Moritz Hartmann (1821 - 1872)
Leb wohl, leb wohl! auf Wiedersehn!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Leb wohl, leb wohl! auf Wiedersehn!
Der Regen fällt, die Stürme wehn,
Die Thräne sinkt, der Gram erwacht,
Mein ganzes Glück versinkt in Nacht --
O Gott, wie kannst du von mir gehn!
Verlaß mich nicht! -- vergiß mich nicht!
Du bist mein Tag, du bist mein Licht,
Du meine Zukunft und mein Kranz,
Du bist mein Herz, mein Leben ganz,
Du bist mein herrlichstes Gedicht.
Was soll ich noch auf Erden hier?
Was soll ich noch, getrennt von dir?
O höre, höre das Gebet,
Das meine tiefste Seele fleht:
Verlaß mich nicht und [bleibe hier]1!
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Confirmed with Moritz Hartmann's Gesammelte Werke. Erster Band,
Verlag der J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1874, page 207.
1 Unger: "bleib' bei mir"
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 Théodore Gouvy (1819 - 1898), "Leb' wohl", op. 26 (12 Poésies allemandes de Moritz Hartmann) no. 3 (1858), published [1860] [ tenor and piano ], Paris, Éd. S. Richault, also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Caroline Unger (1803 - 1877), as Caroline Sabatier-Ungher, "Leb' wohl!", published [c1864] [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, Mélodies et Stornelli, no. 31, Leipzig: C.G. Röder, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Adolphe Larmande (b. 1812) ; composed by Louis Théodore Gouvy.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by François Sabatier (1818 - 1891) ; composed by Caroline Unger, as Caroline Sabatier-Ungher.
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Farewell, farewell! good‑bye!
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Farewell, farewell! good-bye!
The rain falls, the storms blow,
The tears flow, misery wakens,
My entire happiness sinks into night--
Oh God, how can you leave me!
Leave me not! -- forget me not!
You are my day, you are my light,
You are my future and my wreath,
You are my heart, my entire life,
You are my most glorious poem.
What am I still to do upon this earth?
What am I still to do, separated from you?
Oh hear, hear the prayer
That my deepest soul utters:
Do not leave me and stay [here]1!
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Translations of titles:
"Leb' wohl" = "Farewell"
"Leb' wohl!" = "Farewell!"
1 Unger: "with me"
Text Authorship:
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