Ade!

Wie schienen die Sternlein so hell, so hell
Herab von der Himmelshöh'!
Zwei Liebende standen auf der Schwell',
Ach, Hand in Hand: »Ade!«

Die Blümlein weinten auf Flur und Steg,
Sie fühlten der Liebenden Weh' --
Die standen traurig am Scheideweg,
Ach, Herz an Herz: »Ade!«

Die Lüfte durchrauschen die Waldesruh', --
Aus dem Tal und [von]1 der Höh'
[Wehn zwei]2 weiße Tücher einander zu:
»Ade! -- Ade -- Ade! --«

by Siegfried Kapper (1821-1879) , "Ade!", from Slavische Melodien, in Aus Mähren, Leipzig, published 1844

a text in Moravian by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]

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

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Ade!", op. 85 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1877-82), published 1882.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Abschied", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1 (1865?)

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