by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI ENG ENG FRE
Das gelbe Laub erzittert, 
Es fallen die Blätter herab; 
Ach, Alles, was hold und lieblich, 
Verwelkt und sinkt in's Grab. 

Die Gipfel des Waldes umflimmert 
Ein schmerzlicher Sonnenschein; 
Das mögen die letzten Küsse 
Des scheidenden Sommers seyn.

Mir ist, als müßt ich weinen 
Aus tiefstem Herzensgrund; 
Dies Bild erinnert mich wieder
An unsre Abschiedsstund'. 

Ich mußte dich verlassen, 
Und wußte, du stürbest bald; 
Ich war der scheidende Sommer, 
Du warst der sterbende Wald.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Abschied", op. 31 no. 5, published 1858 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (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 (John H. Campbell) , "The yellow foliage trembles", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Parting"
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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