October | Now it is finished: The threads of autumn weave

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by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Oktober

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

[Nun ist's vollbracht: Des]¹ Herbstes Fäden weben 
Die Zauberschleier über's kahle Feld,
Den Kranichzug seh' ich gen Süden schweben,
Der Wald wie Gold! Wie traumesstill die Welt!

Wie traumesschön! -- Ist schön nicht Vollenthüllung,
Des ewig jungen Lebens Ziel und Sein?
Ja, du bist schön, o Herbst, du beut'st Erfüllung,
Fest blick ich dir in Aug' und Herz hinein.

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Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von L. Rafael, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1894, page 131.

¹ Mauke: "Des"

Text Authorship:

by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael, "Oktober", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zweite Abtheilung. Natur [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 Wilhelm Mauke (1867 - 1930), "Oktober", op. 30 (Drei Gesänge nach Dichtungen L. Rafael's für eine Singstimme mit Klavier) no. 2, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "October", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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October

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

[Now it is finished: The]¹ threads of autumn weave
The magical veil over the barren field,
I see the sedge of cranes floating southwards,
The forest like gold! How dreamily silent the world!

How dreamily beautiful! Is not full revelation beautiful,
The goal and being of eternally young life?
Yes, you are beautiful, oh autumn, you offered fulfilment,
I gaze steadfastly into your eyes and your heart.

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¹ Mauke: "The"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael, "Oktober", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Zweite Abtheilung. Natur
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 68