So Long, Farewell

Lyrics

[ALL CHILDREN] 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 "cuckoo" (Cuckoo, cuckoo) Regretfully they tell us (Cuckoo) But firmly they compel us (Cuckoo) To say goodbye (Goodbye) To you So long, farewell Auf wiederseh'n, goodnight [MARTA] I hate to go And leave this pretty sight [REMAINING CHILDREN] So long, farewell Auf wiederseh'n, adieu [FRIEDRICH] Adieu, adieu To yieu and yieu and yieu [REMAINING CHILDREN] So long, farewell Au revoir, auf wiederseh'n [LIESL] I'd like to stay And taste my first champagne (spoken) No? [CAPTAIN VON TRAPP, spoken] No.  [REMAINING CHILDREN] So long, farewell Auf wiederseh'n, 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 [ALL CHILDREN] So long, farewell Auf wiederseh'n, goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye [GUESTS] Goodbye