Jumalaga! from Nordic Inspiration by Chamber Choir Kwintessens

By: Pärt Uusberg


Lyrics:

Jumalaga!
Jumalaga!
hüüdsid pilved, vaosid metsa taga!
Linnuparved üle metsade
tõtvad sügisega üle mere.
Jumalaga! Hüüdis linnupere. –
Kadus juba üle metsa, maa.
Vana tamm, jää jumalaga ka!
Raputab tamm sügislehed maha,
metsas kuuldub sügav puude kaha,
metsas kajab leinaline müha.
Jumalaga!
Jumalaga, tuuled, pilved, maa!
Tuhat aastat saanud vanaks ma!
Tuhat kevadet ma olen näind,
tuhat tormi on must üle käind! –
Tuhat korda olen nooreks saand,
tuhat lainehiilgust imestand.
Kevade, oh enam sind ei näe,
jumalaga, hall on ju mu pää!
Jumalaga, tuuled, pilved, maa,
viige lõuna poole tervist ka:
vana tamm teid laseb tervita'.

Translation from Estonian:
Farewell
Farewell!
Cried the clouds, sinking behind the woods!
Flocks of birds over the woods
Hurry with the autumn across the sea.
Farewell! Cried the birds. –
Disappearing over the wood, the land.
Old oak, fare thee well, as well!
Te oak shakes of the autumn leaves,
In the woods you can hear a deep swish,
And the woods echo a sorrowful whisper.
Farewell!
Farewell, ye winds, clouds, the land!
A thousand years I have become old!
A thousand springs I have seen,
A thousand storms I have weathered! –
A thousand times I have become young,
A thousand splendour of waves I have awed.
Oh Spring, I will never see you again,
Fare thee well, you see, my head is grey!
Farewell, ye winds, clouds, the land,
Bring greetings to the southern climes:
An old oak sends his regards.

• Choir
• Classical
• The Hague
• The Netherlands
• contemporary
• modern
• The Hague