Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Music: Richard Rodgers
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"
(Coo-coo, Coo-coo)
Regretfully they tell us (coo-coo)
But firmly they compel us (coo-coo)
To say goodbye (coo-coo)
To you
♪
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, good night
Marta:
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight
♪
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Friedrich:
Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu
♪
So long, farewell
Au revoir, auf Wiedersehen
Liesl:
I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne
♪
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Kurt:
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye
♪
Brigitta:
I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
Louisa:
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
♪
Gretl:
The sun has gone to bed and so must I
So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Guests:
Goodbye