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by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894)

Dürre Blätter
 (Sung text for setting by G. Hölzel)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
O Blätter, dürre Blätter!
Ach 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!
Ach ihr habt ihn oft gesehn,
Wie er so heiss geküsst mich hat —
Ach! kann denn Liebe wie ein Blatt
In einem Jahr vergehn?

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

Composition:

    Set to music by Gustav Adolph Hölzel (1813 - 1883), "Dürre Blätter", op. 173, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Schreiber

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821 - 1894), no title, appears in Gedichte [1847], in 3. Lieder und Stimmen, in Mädchenlieder, no. 11

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O leaves, withered leaves", copyright ©


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

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

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