October | In their most beautiful garment

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Oktober

(Sung text for setting by H. Ruck)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI ENG FRE

In ihrem schönen Kleide
Stehn alle Bäume gelb und rot,
Sie sterben einen leichten Tod,
Sie wissen nichts von Leide.

Herbst, kühle mir das heiße Herz,
Daß es gelinder schlage
Und still durch goldene Tage
Hinüberspiele winterwärts.

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Composition:

Hermann Ruck

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Oktober", subtitle: "(1908)", written 1908

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Octubre", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "十月", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "October", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Octobre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-02
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October

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Ruck)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In their  beautiful garment
All the trees stand yellow and red,
They die an easy death,
They know nothing of suffering.

Autumn, cool my heated heart
That it may beat more gently
And quietly through golden days
Play its way towards winter.

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