Fall of leaves | Quiet, windblown songs

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by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Blätterfall

(Sung text for setting by R. Poebing)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Leise, windverwehte Lieder,
Mögt ihr fallen in den Sand!
Blätter seid ihr eines Baumes,
Welcher nie in Blüthe stand.

Welke, windverwehte Blätter,
Boten naher Wintersruh,
Fallet sacht! . . . ihr deckt die Gräber
Mancher todten Hoffnung zu.

Composition:

Richard Poebing

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Blätterfall", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fall of leaves", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-24
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Word count: 40

Fall of leaves

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Poebing)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Quiet, windblown songs,
May you fall into the sand!
You are leaves of a tree
That never blossomed.
 
Withered, windblown leaves,
Messengers of the nearing winter-rest,
Fall gently! . . . you cover the graves
Of many a dead hope.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Blätterfall", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2015-09-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 40