Dies sind die [liebsten]1 Tage mir im Jahr: Die [ersten Astern]2 blühen in den Beeten, Die Luft ist kirchenstill und blau und klar Und ganz erfüllt vom Dufte der Reseden. Kein Vogelschlag [durchklingt]3 den Sonnenschein Doch unablässig zirpen die Zikaden, -- [Bei ihrem Schwirren in den Abendschein Geh', Seele, satt von Welt und Sonne ein, Ein müdes Kind, zu letzten Schlummers Gnaden.]4
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Agnes Miegel Gesammelte Gedichte, Düsseldorf/Köln: Eugen Diederichs Verlag, 1952, page 16.
1 Grimm: "letzten"2 Grimm: "Astern"
3 Grimm: "durchdringt"
4 Grimm:
Bei ihrem Singen geh' ich einmal ein Nach langen Jahren zu des Himmels Gnaden.
Text Authorship:
- by Agnes Miegel (1879 - 1964), "September", appears in Stimme des Herzens [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 Friedrich Karl Grimm (b. 1902), "September", op. 67 no. 3, published 1956 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Empfindsamkeit, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Friedrich Karl Grimm) , "September"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "September", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-02
Line count: 9
Word count: 65
These are to me the last days of this year: The asters flourish in the borders. The air is mild, so quiet, so blue, and pure, And walking round you smell the blooming heather. There is no sound of singing birds all round, But in the calmness cicadas are chirping, And I shall die once when they sing me at night And clouds of heaven carry me to my God.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Friedrich Karl Grimm (b. 1902), "September" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Agnes Miegel (1879 - 1964), "September", appears in Stimme des Herzens
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 70