Fahr' wohl du gold'ne Sonne

Fahr' wohl, du gold'ne Sonne,
du gehst zu deiner Ruh'
und voll von deiner Wonne
geh'n mir die Augen zu.

Schwer sind die Augenlider,
du nimmst das Leid mit fort.
Fahr' wohl, wir seh'n uns wieder,
hier unten oder dort.

by Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) , "Fahr' wohl du gold'ne Sonne" [choral]
by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824-1910) , "Beim Sonnennntergang", op. 29 (Vier Lieder) no. 2 (1850). [voice and piano]

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