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Zieh' nur, du Sonne, zieh Eilend von hier, von hier! Auf daß ihr Wärme [komm']1 [Einzig]2 von mir! Welkt nur, ihr Blumen, welkt! Schweigt nur, ihr Vögelein! Auf daß ihr sing' und [blüh']3 Ich nur allein.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Justinus Kerners sämtliche poetische Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Dr. Josef Gaismaier, 1. Band, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1880, page 132.
1 Lang: "komme"2 Lang: "Einzig allein"
3 Lang: "blühe"
Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Im Herbst", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [author's text checked 3 times 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 Waldemar Edler von Baußnern (1866 - 1931), "Im Herbst", op. 2a (Für Bariton, Erotica) no. 4 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Battista Gordigiani (1795 - 1871), "Im Herbst", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Im Herbst", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, op. 11 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 6 (<<1838) [ voice and piano ], München, Joseph Aibl (op. 7 no. 4, 1838) ; Leipzig, Kistner (op. 11 no. 6, 1845) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Im Herbste", 1827-1828 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 8, first published in 1893 by Brahms in the supplement of the old Schumann-Gesamtausgabe [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de herfst", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In autumn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En automne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39
Move, sun, only move Quickly away from here, So that warmth may come to her [the beloved] From me alone. Wilt, flowers, only wilt, Be silent, you little birds, So that I, I alone, May sing and blossom for her.
"Im Herbst" = "In autumn"
"Im Herbste" = "In autumn"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Im Herbst", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 40