Chant d'automne | Les bois sont déjà colorés

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by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Coro. Herbstlied

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE

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:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834), "Herbstlied", written 1782, first published 1786

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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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 106

Chant d'automne

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Les bois sont déjà colorés,
Les chaumes sont jaunes,
Et l'automne commence.
Des feuilles rouges tombent,
Des brumes grises flottent,
Le vent souffle plus froid.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis (1762 - 1834), "Herbstlied", written 1782, first published 1786
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-19
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