Itt lent a völgyben

Itt lent a völgyben már gyilkol az ősz,
Sápadt virágok sorsukat várják.
A földet fázva, szomorun nézem,
Mint jeges vízbe süllyedõ gályát.

A hangos erdő már néma halott,
Könnyek csillognak minden göröngyön.
A ködben járva azt hiszem,
Hogy már egyedül csak én élek a földön.

Submitted by Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Klára Gombossy (1901 - 1980) [ author's text not yet checked 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 Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945), "Itt lent a völgyben", op. 15 (Öt dal (Five Songs)) no. 5, Sz. 61 no. 5, BB. 71 no. 5 (1916). [ sung text checked 1 time]

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