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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Herbsttag
 (Sung text for setting by O. Baumann)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI ENG FRE
Wald läßt die Blätter sinken,
Talnebel hängen schwer,
Es hat der Strom kein Blinken,
Der Wald kein Rauschen mehr.

Da kommt der Sturm gepfiffen
Und schüttelt lichtes Haar
Und fegt mit festen Griffen
Das Land vom Nebel klar.

Er schont nicht Laub nicht Äste,
Nichts Hübsches ist ihm wert,
Der Vogel bangt im Neste,
Der Bauer friert am Herd.

Räum auf und brich in Scherben,
Was nimmer halten mag,
Und reiß aus Nacht und Sterben 
Empor den lichten Tag!

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 224.

Composition:

    Set to music by Oskar Baumann , "Herbsttag", op. 311 (Hermann Hesse-Lieder, 4. Folge) no. 3 (1947) [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "November 1914", written 1914

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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