Da nun die Blätter fallen,
O weh, wie fahl,
Fühl' ich, wie alt ich worden bin.
Das macht mir Qual.
Die Sonne scheint. Ach, Sonne,
Wie bist du kalt.
Einst war der Herbst mir auch ein Lied.
Jetzt bin ich alt.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "In falling leaves", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À la chute des feuilles", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Since now the leaves are falling -
alas, how dun -
I feel how old I have become:
Age is no fun.
The sun still shines. Oh sunbeams,
how are you cold!
Once fall for me was just a song -
Now I am old.