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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Herbsthauch
 (Sung text for setting by H. Pfitzner)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG FRE
Herz, nun so alt und noch immer nicht klug,
Hoffst du von Tagen zu Tagen,
Was dir der blühende Frühling nicht trug
Werde der Herbst dir noch tragen?

Läßt doch der spielende Wind nicht vom Strauch
Immer zu schmeicheln, zu kosen,
Rosen entfaltet am Morgen sein Hauch,
Abends zerstreut er die Rosen.

Läßt doch der spielende Wind nicht vom Strauch,
bis er ihn völlig gelichtet.
Alles, o Herz, ist ein Wind und ein Hauch,
Was wir geliebt und gedichtet.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Herbsthauch", op. 29 no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Herbsthauch", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 6. Sechste Reihe. Herbst, in Herbstlieder, no. 10

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Breeze of Autumn", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Song of Autumn", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Vent d'automne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 80

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