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Der Herbstwind schüttelt die Linde, Wie geht die Welt so geschwinde! Halte dein [Kindlein]1 warm. Der Sommer ist hingefahren, Da wir zusammen waren -- Ach, die sich lieben, wie arm! Wie arm, die sich lieben und scheiden! Das haben erfahren wir beiden, Mir graut vor dem stillen Haus. Dein Tüchlein noch läßt du wehen, Ich kann's vor Tränen kaum sehen, Schau still in die Gasse hinaus. Die Gassen schauen noch [nächtig]2, Es rasselt der Wagen bedächtig - Nun plötzlich rascher der Trott Durchs Tor in die Stille der Felder, Da grüßen so mutig die Wälder, Lieb Töchterlein, fahre mit Gott!
1 Wetzel: "Kindelein"
2 Pfitzner: "nächtlich"
Authorship
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben [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 Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter", 1942, published 1999 [voice and piano], Schott [text not verified]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter", op. 10 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 (1899), published 1900 [voice and piano], Leipzig, M. Brockhaus ; note: many books erroneously give the date of composition as 1901 but this is impossible as it was published in January 1900 according to the Hofmeister catalog. [text verified 1 time]
- by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Adieux à ma fille", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , title 1: "Farewell to my daughter", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jakob Kellner
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 99
Le vent d'automne agite le tilleul, Comme le monde va vite ! Tiens bien au chaud ton petit enfant. L'été s'en est allé, Nous étions alors ensemble Ah, comme sont misérables ceux qui s'aiment ! Comme sont misérables ceux qui s'aiment et se séparent ! Cela, nous l'avons tous deux appris, J'en frémis devant la maison silencieuse. Tu agites encore ton petit mouchoir, C'est à peine si je le vois à travers mes larmes, Et regarde dans la rue en silence. Les rues sont encore emplies de nuit, La voiture grince lentement, Puis soudain, d'un pas devenu plus rapide, Passe la porte vers le calme des champs, Saluée avec entrain par les forêts. Ma chère petite fille, que Dieu t'accompagne !
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Zum Abschied meiner Tochter", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-01
Line count: 18
Word count: 121