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Die Schwalben ziehn, Nicht länger darf ich weilen, Zum Süden muß ich eilen, Zur Wärme hin. Die Sonne sinkt; Soll Leben nicht versinken, Muß ich die Wärme trinken, Der Süden winkt. Wo Sonne glüht, Sie immerwährend scheinet, Sich Lenz [mit]1 Herbst vereinet, Wo's ewig blüht; Dahin! dahin Muß ich! [darf]2 hier nicht weilen, Muß in den Süden eilen; Die Schwalben [fliehn]3.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte des Königs Ludwig von Bayern, Erster Theil, zweite vermehrte Ausgabe, München: Verlag der Literarischen Artistischen Anstalt der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, page 302.
1 Kraussold: "und"2 Kraussold: "kann"
3 Kraussold: "zieh'n"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig I, König von Bayern (1786 - 1868), "Abschied im Herbst", first published 1829 [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 Joseph Fischhof (1804 - 1857), "Lied im Herbst", op. 29 (Drey Gedichte des Königs Ludwig von Bayern) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lorenz Kraussold (1803 - 1881), "Abschied im Herbst" [ voice, clarinet, and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Abschied vom Herbst", op. 1 (Acht deutsche Lieder) no. 7 (1828), published 1831 [ voice and piano ], München, Falter und Sohn, note: published without an opus number; designated by Lang in 1867 as opus 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Farewell to Autumn", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Addio all'autunno", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 65
Les hirondelles s'en vont, Je ne dois pas m'attarder plus, Je dois me hâter vers le sud, Vers la chaleur. Le soleil se couche ; Pour que la vie ne sombre pas aussi, Je dois m'imbiber de chaleur, Le sud me fait signe. Là où le soleil brille, Il brille toujours, Le printemps s'unit à l'automne, Là où tout fleurit toujours. Là-bas ! Là-bas Je dois aller ! Je ne dois pas m'attarder ici, Je dois me hâter vers le sud, Les hirondelles s'enfuient.
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Translations of title(s):
"Abschied im Herbst" = "Adieu en automne"
"Abschied vom Herbst" = "Adieu d'automne"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2021 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Ludwig I, König von Bayern (1786 - 1868), "Abschied im Herbst", first published 1829
This text was added to the website: 2021-03-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 81