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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Mürrisch braust der Eichenwald
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Mürrisch braust der Eichenwald,
Aller Himmel ist umzogen,
Und dem Wandrer, rauh und kalt,
Kommt der Herbstwind nachgeflogen.

Wie der Wind zu Herbsteszeit
Mordend hinsaust in den Wäldern,
Weht mir die Vergangenheit
Von des Glückes Stoppelfeldern.

An den Bäumen, welk und matt,
Schwebt des Laubes letzte Neige,
Niedertaumelt Blatt auf Blatt
Und verhüllt die Waldessteige;

Immer dichter fällt es, will
Mir den Reisepfad verderben,
Daß ich lieber halte still,
Gleich am Orte hier zu sterben.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Neuere Gedichte von Nicolaus Lenau, Stuttgart, Hallberger'sche Verlagshandlung, 1838, page 89.


Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Herbstgefühl", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Herbst [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Heinrich XXIV. Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz (1855 - 1910), "Herbstgefühl", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Herbstgefühl", op. 6 (3 Lieder) no. 1, published 1856 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Kleinmichel (1846 - 1901), "Herbst", op. 29 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Czesław Józef Marek (1891 - 1985), "Herbstgefühl", op. 17 no. 2 (1915), published 1977 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lenau-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Leander Schlegel (1844 - 1913), "Herbstgefühl", op. 24 no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Karl Schneider , "Mürrisch braust der Eichenwald", published 1875 [ low voice and piano ], from Acht Lieder für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Herbstgefühl", op. 36 no. 13 (1923) [ voice and chamber orchestra ], from Elegie: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Nikolaus Lenau und Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 13, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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