De fa un temps veig

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by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Ende des Herbstes

(Sung text for setting by K. Penderecki)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT FRE

Ich sehe seit einer Zeit,
wie alles sich verwandelt.
Etwas steht auf und handelt
und tötet und tut Leid.

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

Composition:

Krzysztof Penderecki

Symphony No. 8: Piesni Przemijania (Songs of Transitoriness) (Lieder der Vergänglichkeit)

Text Authorship:

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ende des Herbstes", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fin d'automne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 68

Acaballes de la tardor

(Sung text translation for setting by K. Penderecki)

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Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

De fa un temps veig
com tot es transforma.
Quelcom es dreça i actua
i mata i fa mal.

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

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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 Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Ende des Herbstes", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920
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