Herbst

Set by Richard Heuberger (1850 - 1914), "Herbst", op. 10 (Zwei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1879 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner  [sung text not yet checked]

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Wenn im Purpurschein
Blinkt der wilde Wein
Und am Bach die Weide steht bereift;
Wenn die Zeitlos' blüht,
Wenn die Drossel zieht
Und ihr Scheidelied vom Schlehdorn pfeift.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Autumn", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Autumn", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1878, pages 65-66.


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Author(s): Josef Viktor Widmann (1842 - 1911), Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)