The first time this song appears on The Sound of Music it is the Von Trapp Family children singing goodnight to the guests at their party.
But later in the movie ‘So Long, Farewell’ is sang by Maria and The Captain when they have to part ways.
It is one of the last songs written by Oscar Hammerstein II, who died 9 months after the play opened.
Source: Wikipedia
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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 “cuckoo”Cuckoo, cuckooRegretfully they tell us Cuckoo, cuckoo
But firmly they compel us Cuckoo, cuckoo
To say goodbyeCuckoo!To youSo long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieuSo long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
I´d like to stay and taste my first champagneSo long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, 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 ISo long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbyeGoodbye!——————————————————————–Songwriters: Oscar Ii Hammerstein / Richard RodgersSo Long, Farewell lyrics © Imagem U.S. LLC