by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ende des Herbstes
 (Sung text for setting by K. Penderecki)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
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Von Mal zu Mal sind all
die Gärten nicht dieselben;
von den gilbenden zu der gelben
langsamem Verfall:
wie war der Weg mir weit.

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

D'une fois à l'autre
tous les jardins diffèrent ;
du fauve vers le jaune
du lent déclin,
comme le chemin me sembla long.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (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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