Bunt sind schon die Wälder;
Gelb die Stoppelfelder,
Und der Herbst beginnt.
Rothe Blätter fallen,
Graue Nebel wallen,
Kühler weht der Wind.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
First published in a rather different version with 7 stanzas in Hamburger Musenalmanach 1786, see below.
Composition:
Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Coro. Herbstlied", stanza 1 [ men's chorus ], unpublished, undated
Text Authorship:
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Herfstlied", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Autumn song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'automne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Sharon Krebs
[Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 106
Els boscos s’han acolorit;
grocs són els camps de rostolls,
i comença la tardor.
Les fulles vermelles cauen,
la boira gris bandereja,
el vent bufa més fred.
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