Adieu | Un ménestrel, il doit voyager

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by Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau (1877 - ?)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Abschied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Ein Spielmann, der muß reisen, 
das ist ein alter Brauch,
drum weht aus seinen Weisen 
auch stets ein Abschiedshauch.

Ob ich einst wiederkehre?
Mein Lieb, das weiß ich nicht.
Des Todes Hand, die Schwere,
viel Rosenknospen bricht.

Text Authorship:

by Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau (1877 - ?) [author's text not yet checked 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Abschied", 1902 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Abschied", op. 15 (24 Lieder) no. 4 (>>2000) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Comiat", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Parting", copyright © 2017
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Adieu", copyright © 2011, (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: 8
Word count: 37

Adieu

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Un ménestrel, il doit voyager,
C'est une vieille coutume,
Tout autour souffle de ses mélodies
Toujours un air d'adieu.

Reviendrai-je un jour ?
mon amour, je ne le sais pas,
La main de la mort qui est lourde
Brise maints bourgeons de roses.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau (1877 - ?)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 42