Parting | How very gently the waterway moves!

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possibly by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884) and sometimes misattributed to Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Scheidend

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Wie so gelinde die Flut bewegt!
Wie sie so ruhig den Nachen trägt!
Fern liegt das Leben, das Jugendland!
Fern, fern liegt der Schmerz, der dort mich band,
Sanft tragt mich, Fluten, zum fernen Land!

Droben der Sterne stiller Ort,
Unten der Strom fließt fort und fort.
Wohl warst du reich, mein Jugendland! 
Wohl, wohl war es süß, was dort mich band,
Sanft tragt mich, Fluten, zum fernen Land!

Text Authorship:

possibly by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
sometimes misattributed to Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Max Lippold (1845 - 1910), "Scheidend", op. 20 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Scheidend", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder [nos. 7, 10, and 12 are by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Separació", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Afscheid nemend", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Parting", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Séparation", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Commiato", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Separación", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 69

Parting

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How very gently the waterway moves!
How quietly it carries the vessel!
In the distance lies life, the land of youth!
Far, far away lies the pain that held me there,
Gently carry me, floods, to that distant land!

Above, the stars silent realm,
Beneath, the river flowing on and on.
Indeed you were rich, land of my youth!
Truly, truly it was sweet, that which bound me there,
Gently carry me, floods, to that distant land!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Johann Gustav Droysen (1808 - 1884) and misattributed to Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-02
Line count: 10
Word count: 77