H282

Abschied (2)

This a cappella trio was composed by Fanny Hensel in 1835 and set to a text by Heinrich Heine. The song is written for two sopranos and a tenor, but the second soprano is rather low and might better be described as an alto. Hensel wrote this trio in Düsseldorf for Rosa Woringen and her siblings, who were family friends.

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HenselPushers edition notes:

• This work appears in MA Ms. 42.

• Thank you to Chloe Abeyta for doing the initial transcribing!

• This piece is not to be confused with H115 Abschied (1), a song for voice and piano on a text by Tieck, or H352 Abschied von Rom (which is alternately titled “Abschied” or “Ponte Molle”), a piece for solo piano.

Text:

Es treibt dich fort von Ort zu Ort,
Du weißt nicht mal warum;
Im Winde klingt ein sanftes Wort,
Du schaust verwundert um.

Die Liebe, die dahinten blieb,
Sie ruft dich sanft zurück:
O komm zurück, ich hab dich lieb,
Du bist mein einz'ges Glück!

Doch weiter, weiter, sonder Rast,
Du darfst nicht stille stehn.
Was du so sehr geliebet hast,
Sollst du nicht wiedersehn.