Nach Abend wendet Herbstsonne den Lauf, Metallen blendet Der See herauf. Gipfel im weißen, Eisigen Glast; Bergwinde reißen Das Laub vom Ast. Die Augen versagen Vor Wind und Licht, Aus fernen Tagen Erinnerung spricht. Die Wanderfreuden Der Jugendzeit Herüberläuten Von weit, von weit . . .
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 570-571.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ausflug im Herbst", written 1934 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Hermann Unger (1886 - 1958), "Ausflug im Herbst", op. 103 no. 1 (1949-51) [ medium voice, oboe, clarinet, and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach ungedruckten Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Sortida a la tardor", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Excursion in autumn", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Excursion en automne", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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