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Bunt sind schon die Wälder; Gelb die Stoppelfelder, Und der Herbst beginnt. Rothe Blätter fallen, Graue Nebel wallen, Kühler weht der Wind. Wie die volle Traube, Aus [dem]1 Rebenlaube, Purpurfarbig strahlt; Am Geländer reifen Pfirsiche mit Streifen Roth und weiß bemahlt. Sieh! Wie hier die Dirne Emsig Pflaum' und Birne In ihr Körbchen legt; Dort, mit leichten Schritten, [Jene, goldne]2 Quitten In den Landhof trägt! Flinke Träger springen, Und die Mädchen singen, Alles jubelt froh! Bunte Bänder schweben, Zwischen hohen Reben, Auf dem Hut von Stroh! Geige tönt und Flöte Bei der Abendröthe Und im [Mondenglanz]3; Junge Winzerinnen Winken und beginnen Deutschen Ringeltanz.
J. Lang sets stanza 1
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von J.G. von Salis. Neue Auflage. Zürich, bey Orell Füßli und Compagnie. 1808, pages 3-4; with Gedichte von J. G. von Salis. Gesammelt durch seinen Freund Friedrich Matthisson. Zürich, bey Orell, Gessner, Füssli und Compagnie. 1793, pages 53-54; and with Gedichte von J. G. von Salis. Neueste Auflage. Wien 1815. Bey B. Ph. Bauer, pages 3-4.
First published in a rather different version with 7 stanzas in Hamburger Musenalmanach 1786, see below.
1 Schubert: "der"2 Schubert (Neue Gesamtausgabe): "Jene goldnen"
3 Schubert, and later Salis prints (1863, 1893): "Morgenglanz"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834), "Herbstlied", written 1782, first published 1786 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Coro. Herbstlied", stanza 1 [ men's chorus ], unpublished, undated [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Herbstlied" [ voice and piano ], sketch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Herbstlied", published c1810 [ vocal duet, unaccompanied ], in XXX zweistimmige Gesänge, erster Sammlung, song no. 20, page 22, Zürich: Nägeli [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Herbstlied", D 502 (1816), published 1872 [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Philipp Gretscher.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Herfstlied", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Autumn song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'automne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 106
Els boscos s’han acolorit; grocs són els camps de rostolls, i comença la tardor. Les fulles vermelles cauen, la boira gris bandereja, el vent bufa més fred. Els raïms reblerts des del fullatge dels ceps purpuris resplendeixen; al camp hi maduren els préssecs amb franges pintades de vermell i blanc. Guaita! Com aquí la noia, diligent, fica prunes i peres al seu cistellet; allà, amb passos lleugers, aquelles, porten codonys daurats a la masia! Els mossos àgils saltironegen, i les noies canten, tots es gauben contents! Cintes de colors voleien, enmig de ceps abrinats, als barrets de palla! Sona el violí i la flauta al capvespre i a la llum de la lluna; joves vinyateres fan signes i comencen en rotllana una dansa alemanya.
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Translations of title(s):
"Herbstlied" = "Cançó de tardor"
"Coro. Herbstlied" = "Coro. Cançó de tardor"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2018 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834), "Herbstlied", written 1782, first published 1786
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-19
Line count: 30
Word count: 124