by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Mich hat der Herbst betrogen,
  Dir, Mutter, sei's geklagt:
  Die Schwalb' ist fortgezogen,
  Und hat mir's nicht gesagt.
Und hat mit weggenommen
  Das Licht, den Sonnenschein,
  Und wenn sie wiederkommen,
  Werd' ich gestorben sein.

Note: Some later editions have the title "Winterahnung."

Composition:

    Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Winterahnung", op. 4 no. 3 (1891)

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (David Le Marrec) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37