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by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894)

O Blätter, dürre Blätter!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O Blätter, dürre Blätter!
Wie trauert ihr so sehr!
Als ihr noch gabet grünen Schein —
Da war mein lieber Schatz noch mein,
Den hab' ich nimmermehr.

O Blätter, dürre Blätter!
Ihr habt ihn oft gesehn,
Wie er mir Treu geschworen hat —
Ach! kann denn Liebe wie ein Blatt
In einem Jahr vergehn?

O Blätter, dürre Blätter!
Es war ein falscher Knab'.
Euch klag' ich es, ihr schweiget still —
Wie lieb ich ihn noch hab'.

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Ludwig Pfau. Dritte Auflage und Gesammtausgabe., Stuttgart, G. J. Göschen'sche Verlagshandlung, 1874, page 116.


Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Mädchenlieder, no. 11 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 84

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