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:
- Set to music by Hermann Ruck (1897 - 1983), "Oktober", op. 112 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1948) [ voice and piano ]
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):
- 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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