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Lebe wohl, lebe wohl, mein Lieb! Muß noch heute scheiden. Einen Kuß, einen Kuß [mir gib]1! Muß dich ewig meiden. Eine Blüt', eine Blüt' mir brich Von dem Baum im Garten! Keine Frucht, keine Frucht für mich! Darf sie nicht erwarten.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], page 53.
1 Karg-Elert: "für mich"Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Lebewohl", appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 1, first published 1815 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort (1819 - 1861), "Lebewohl (Wanderlied)", 1835-41 [sung text not yet checked]
- by C. Altenburg , "Lebewohl", op. 3 no. 1, published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], from Uhland's Wanderlieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Braunschweig, Wollermann  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Andersson (1851 - 1918), "Lebe wohl, lebe wohl, mein Lieb!", op. 9 (1878) [ voice and piano ], from Sånger vid piano, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Lebewohl ", op. 57 ([Sieben] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis Edward Bache (1833 - 1858), "Lebewohl", op. 16 (Six songs) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Ainslie Barry (1830 - 1915), "Lebewohl", op. 2 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fr. Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Bortz , "Lebe wohl", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston II. Sammlung: moderne Preislieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Lebewohl", op. 5 no. 1, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Junge Lieder : Fünftes Buch, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Buths (1851 - 1920), "Wanderlied", op. 5 (Drei Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Collischonn , "Lebewohl", op. 7 no. 1, published 1897 [ medium voice and piano ], from Wanderlieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Frankfurt a/M., (Steyl & Thomas.) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anna Cramer (1873 - 1968), "Lebewohl", op. 3 no. 11, published 1908, from 14 Volkstümliche Lieder, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Berthold Damcke (1812 - 1875), "Lebe wohl mein Lieb", op. 5 (Vier Lieder) no. 1, published 1834 [ voice and piano ], Hannover, B. und Nagel  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Constantin Decker (1810 - 1878), "Lebe wohl, mein Lieb", op. 6 (Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bechtold und Hartje [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Dessauer (1798 - 1876), "Lebewohl", published 1834 [ voice and piano ], from Wanderlieder von L. Uhland, no. 1, Berlin: Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Doebber (1866 - 1921), "Wanderlied", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich August Dressler (1827 - 1862), "Lebewohl, mein Lieb", op. 12 no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Wanderlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Eckardt (1812 - 1885), "Lebewohl mein Lieb!", published 1836 [ voice and piano ], from 4 Wanderlieder von Uhland, Heft 1, no. 1, Berlin, Westphal  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hubert Engels (1824 - 1891), "Lebewohl", op. 4 no. 1, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Wanderlieder von Ludwig Uhland für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Lebewohl", op. 37 no. 1, published 1879 [ baritone and piano ], from Fünf Lieder aus Uhland's Wanderlieder, für Bariton mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Conrad) Franz Xaver Gruber (1787 - 1863), "Lebe wohl, mein Lieb'", published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Wanderlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, München, Schmid [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Lebe wohl, lebe wohl, mein Lieb'", op. 22 no. 4, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Thüringer Wald-Blumen (I. Folge): Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henry Hepple , "Lebewohl", op. 4 no. 1, published 1876 [ mezzo-soprano or tenor-baritone and piano ], from Neun Wanderlieder für Mezzo-Soprano (oder Tenor-Bariton) mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Hamburg, Böhme  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustave Léon Huberti (1843 - 1910), "Lebewohl", 1868 [ voice and piano ], from 8 Wanderlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933), "Ein Wanderlied", op. 12 no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich von Kerstorf , "Abschied", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf deutsche Lieder, für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Kewitsch (1834 - 1903), "Lebewohl ", op. 17 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1876 [ men's chorus ], from Sechs Wanderlieder für Männerchor, no. 1, Köln, Weber  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard (Joseph) Klein (1793 - 1832), "Lebewohl", published c1820 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Lebewohl", op. 34 no. 1, KWV 9106 no. 1, published 1818 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Wanderlieder von Uhland, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Krill (1847 - 1927), "Lebewohl mein Lieb!", published 1874 [ medium voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Seitz  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Lechner , "Lebe wohl, mein Lieb", op. 5 no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Wanderlieder von Ludwig Uhland für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Löwenberg , "Lebe wohl mein Lieb", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (1827 - 1896), "Lebewohl", op. 21 (7 Lieder für 2 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1865 [ vocal duet with piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Möhring (1816 - 1887), "Wanderlied", op. 14 (Vier zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1845 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich August Naubert (1839 - 1897), "Lebe wohl, mein Lieb", op. 5 (Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Weimar, Kühn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Radnitzky , "Lebewohl, mein Lieb!", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Wanderlieder von L. Uhland für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Wien, Wetzler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julie Schnitzler , "Lebe wohl" [ high voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder mit Klavier, no. 1, Leipzig : Oscar Brandstetter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Lebewohl", op. 3 no. 4 (1905?) [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Uhland, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Joseph Schütky (1817 - 1893), "Lebe wohl, mein Lieb! muss noch heute scheiden", op. 30 no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Wanderlieder von L. Uhland für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Senff (1858 - 1932), "Lebewohl", op. 9 no. 1, published 1886 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Wanderlieder. Fünf Quartette für Männerchor, no. 1, Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Giorgio Stigelli (1819? - 1868), "Lebewohl" [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Vier Lieder von L. Uhland für Tenor oder Mezzo-Sopran mit Piano-Forte-Begleitung, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Catharina Van Rennes (1858 - 1940), "Lebewohl mein Lieb!", op. 13 no. 7, published 1890 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Im Freien! Acht Duette für Sopran und Alt, no. 7, Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Weiss (b. 1864), "Lebewohl", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Köln, Alt & Uhrig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Lebewohl", op. 126 (Vier Männerchöre) no. 3 [ men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Farewell", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Adieu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Farewell, farewell, my love! I must leave today. One kiss, give me one kiss! For I must leave you forever. One blossom, pick me one blossom From the tree in the garden! No fruit, no fruit for me! -- I dare not expect it.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Lebewohl", appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 1, first published 1815
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43