So Long, Farewell Austria

The time has come… for us to say farewell to our friends and home in Austria. 

Moving here seven years ago, I didn’t know what to expect. Based on our first blog post, I guess I expected something like this:

http://keepingupwiththekissingers.blogspot.com/2015/07/preparing-for-austria.html

Turns out, that wasn’t too far off…

We’re leaving with three Austrian-born children (and the two we came here with), a much bigger German vocabulary (for Brian, Ellie, Francis and Isaac, anyway), friends who we’ll greatly miss, beautiful memories, 8 suitcases, 40 boxes, and gratitude for all our time here!

Our friends made us this video as a farewell gift and we love it so much!!

https://youtu.be/LXjk0Zy7LWQ

And so now it is time for us to say…

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, cuckoo
But firmly they compel us Cuckoo, cuckoo
To say goodbye

Cuckoo!

To you

So 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 yieu

So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
I´d like to stay and taste my first champagne

So 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 I

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Goodbye!