Isten veled
Language: Hungarian (Magyar)  after the Hungarian (Magyar)
Available translation(s): ENG
Isten veled, Isten veled!
Hajh! Tetoled messze távozom.
Ah! De képed' és szerelmed;
Szümben1 hordozom.
Lelkem erte, lelkem erte zálogul
Vedd, csak szerelmet adj.
Ah! De hivet hü szerelmet,
Csak szerelmet adj.
Note for stanza 1, line 4, word 1 : sometimes this is "szívemben"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Isten veled", S. 299 no. 1 (1847), published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Prague : Hoffmann , also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Isten veled", S. 299 no. 2 (1879), published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by G. F. Zerffi [an adaptation] ; composed by Franz Liszt.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Gustav Steinacker (1809 - 1877) , "Lebe wohl", appears in Ungarische Lyriker ; composed by Paul Hoppe.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Uri Liebrecht) , "Fare thee well", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 32
Fare thee well
Language: English  after the Hungarian (Magyar)
Fare thee well. I am going
Far away,
But in my heart you and the love I have for you
Will stay.
I now pledge
my soul to you
And hope the love
you have for me is true.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 39