Turingian Volkslied (Franz Wilhelm Abt)
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- CPDL #25335: Sibelius 6
- Editor: Ian Haslam (submitted 2012-01-10). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 42 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: Thuringian Folksong (Thuringer Volkslied?)
Composer: Franz Wilhelm Abt
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: Novello's part-song book No 1151.
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Original text and translations
English text
How could I bear
Ever to part from thee?
Thee do I love, how well
Thou canst not tell.
I am of rest bereav'd,
Thou hast my soul enslav'd,
Nowhere I care to be,
But, love, with thee.
Blue is the flow'r we call "Forgetmenot";
This flow'r then take to thee, and think on me.
Should hope and flow'r decay,
Dare still on me to stay,
Love with me cannot die,
Thou may'st rely.
Were I a bird,
Soon would I be with thee,
Braving the stormy sky,
Swift would I fly
But should the fowler's ball
Reach me, and I must fall,
Under thy loving eye
Fain would I die.