Autumn
Language: English
There is a wind where the rose was;
Cold rain where sweet grass was;
And clouds like sheep
Stream o'er the steep
Grey skies where the lark was.
Nought gold where your hair was;
Nought warm where your hand was;
But phantom, forlorn,
Beneath the thorn,
Your ghost where your face was.
Sad winds where your voice was;
Tears, tears where my heart was;
And ever with me,
Child, ever with me,
Silence where hope was.
Translation(s): FRE GER
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Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Autumn", published 1969 [medium voice and piano (originally set for voice and string quartet)], from Tit for tat, no. 2. [
text verified 1 time ]
- by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Autumn", 1983 [medium voice and piano (or flute, oboe, vibraphone, violin, and violoncello)], from Wing'd Hour, no. 5, New York, Peters [
text not verified ]
- by Muriel Emily Herbert (1897 - 1984), "Autumn", published <<1940. [voice and piano] [
text not verified ]
- by James W. Langley (b. 1927), "Autumn", published 1960. [satb chorus a cappella] [
text not verified ]
- by Robin Humphrey Milford (1903 - 1959), "Autumn", published 1959 [soprano, SSA chorus, and string orchestra or piano], from Days and Moments [
text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Automne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Herbst", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:40
Line count: 15
Word count: 76
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Automne
Language: French (Français) after the English
Il y a du vent là où était la rose ;
De la pluie froide là où était l'herbe douce ;
Et des nuages comme des moutons
Fument au dessus des raides
Cieux gris là où était l'alouette.
Rien de doré là où était ta chevelure ;
Rien de tiède là où était ta main ;
Qu'un fantôme, une personne désespérée,
Sous les épines,
Ton spectre là où était ton visage.
Des vents tristes là où était ta voix ;
Des larmes, des larmes là où était mon cœur ;
Et toujours avec moi,
Mon enfant, toujours avec moi,
Le silence là où était l'espoir.
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Based on- a text in English by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "Autumn", from Poems, first published 1906 GER
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Benjamin Britten, Miriam Gideon, Muriel Emily Herbert, James W. Langley, Robin Humphrey Milford. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2011-06-29.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:27
Line count: 15
Word count: 105
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