Verlassen / Forsaken (Thomas Koschat)

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• (Posted 2021-09-04)  CPDL #65671:     

Editor: Nikolaus Hold (submitted 2021-09-04).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 48 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: Text in German and English.

General Information

Title: Verlassen / Forsaken
Composer: Thomas Koschat
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: German
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1886 in Auserlesene weltliche Männerchöre (Theodor Schmidt), no. 41
    2nd published: 1906 in Volksliederbuch für Männerchor, no. 455
    3rd published: 1912 in Polyhymnia (Bösche, Linnarz, Reinbrecht), no. 55
    4th published: 1915 in Volksliederbuch für gemischten Chor, no. 462

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Original text and translations

German text 1. Valass'n, valass'n, valass'n bin i! wia der Stan af der Straß'n, ka Diandle mag mi! Drum geh i zum Kirchlan, zum Kirchlan weit 'naus, durt knia i mi nieder und wan mi halt aus. 2. In Wâld steht a Hügerl, viel Bleamerln blüahn drauf, durt schlaft mein arm's Diandle, ka Liab weckt's mehr auf. Durt hin is mei Wallfahrt, durthin is mei Sinn, durt mirk i recht deutlich wia valass'n i bin.

English text 1. Forsaken, forsaken, forsaken am I; Like a stone in the causeway, my buried hopes lie, I go to the churchyard, my eyes fill with tears; And kneeling I weep there, Oh, my love, loved for years. 2. A mound in the churchyard, that blossoms hang o'er; It is there my love sleepeth, to waken no more, 'Tis there all my footsteps, my passions all lead; And there my heart turneth; I'm forsaken indeed.