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

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]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

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


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 59

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