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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Nun ist es Herbst, die Blätter fallen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Nun ist es Herbst, die Blätter fallen, Den Wald durchbraust des Scheidens Weh; Den Lenz und seine Nachtigallen Versäumt' ich auf der wüsten See. Der Himmel schien so mild, so helle, Verloren ging sein warmes Licht; Es blühte nicht die Meereswelle, Die rohen Winde sangen nicht. Und mir verging die Jugend traurig, Des Frühlings Wonne blieb versäumt; Der Herbst durchweht mich trennungsschaurig, Mein Herz dem Tod entgegenträumt.
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View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Herbst", written 1833, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Herbst [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 Carl Heinrich Döring (1834 - 1916), "Herbst", op. 62 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Toni Edelmann (b. 1945), "Herbst ", published c2003 [ voice and piano ], from Herbstlieder, no. 13, Helsinki : Sulasol [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Hagemann (b. 1863), "Herbst", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Köln, vom Ende [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Machts (1846 - 1903), "Herbstlied", op. 32 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Washington Magnus (1863 - 1917), "Herbst", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Metzdorff (1844 - 1919), "Herbst ", op. 20 no. 5, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Herbst", 1989 [ mezzo-soprano, bass, clarinet, violin, viola, piano ], from cantata Herbstlieder. Kantate nach Texten von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920), "Herbst", 1894 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by George Posca , "Herbstlied", op. 14 ([Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Haring [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Herbst", JWV 137 no. 1 (1862), published 2019 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Ruschke , "Herbst", op. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Aus tiefster Seele. Lieder-Album für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Carl Rühle [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Schaureck , "Herbst", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Stange (1856 - 1932), "Herbstgefühl", op. 11 (Drei Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1883 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Herbst" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Walter A. Aue) , "Autumn", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Automne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67
Now it is autumn. The leaves are falling
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Now it is autumn. The leaves are falling. Through the forest roars the pain of parting. Spring and all its nightingales I missed out on upon the barren ocean. The sky shone so mildly, so brightly. Its warm light was lost; The ocean wave did not bloom, The raw winds did not sing. And thus youth passed sadly for me, The joy of springtime remained untasted. Autumn wafts through me with the shuddering of parting; My heart dreams its way toward death.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslated titles:
"Herbst" = "Autumn"
"Herbstlied" = "Autumn song"
"Herbstgefühl" = "Autumnal feeling"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Herbst", written 1833, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Herbst
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 82