Im Herbst | Zieh' nur, du Sonne, zieh

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Zieh' nur, du Sonne, zieh

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Zieh' nur, du Sonne, zieh
Eilend von hier, von hier!
Auf daß ihr Wärme komm'
Einzig von mir!

Welkt nur, ihr Blumen, welkt!
Schweigt nur, ihr Vögelein!
Auf daß ihr sing' und blüh'
Ich nur allein.

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Confirmed with Justinus Kerners sämtliche poetische Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Dr. Josef Gaismaier, 1. Band, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1880, page 132.

Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Im Herbst", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [author's text checked 3 times 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 Waldemar Edler von Baußnern (1866 - 1931), "Im Herbst", op. 2a (Für Bariton, Erotica) no. 4 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Im Herbst", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, op. 11 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 6 (<<1838) [ voice and piano ], München, Joseph Aibl (op. 7 no. 4, 1838) ; Leipzig, Kistner (op. 11 no. 6, 1845) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Im Herbste", 1827-1828 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 8, first published in 1893 by Brahms in the supplement of the old Schumann-Gesamtausgabe [sung text checked 1 time]

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