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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.
Text 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 [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 46
The autumn sun turns its course Toward evening, Like a blinding sheet of metal The lake shines upward. Mountaintops in a white, Icy glare; The mountain winds rip The foliage from the branch. My eyes fail Before wind and light, From faraway days Memory speaks. The joys of wandering From the time of youth Toll from yonder, From far away, from far away . . .
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ausflug im Herbst", written 1934
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 66