From the 1959 musical “The Sound of Music”
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple, too
And up in the nursery an absurd little bird
Is popping out to say “coo-coo”
Regretfully they tell us, but firmly they compel us
To say goodbye to you
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehn, goodnight
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehn, adieu
Adieu, adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
So long, farewell, au’voir, auf wiedersehn
I’d like to stay and taste my first champagne
So long, farewell, Auf weitersehen, goodbye
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye, goodbye
I’m glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
The sun has gone to bed and so must I
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye