Late autumn | The grey mist drops down so silently

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by Hermann Allmers (1821 - 1902)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Spätherbst

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Der graue Nebel tropft so still
Herab auf Feld und Wald und Heide,
Als ob der Himmel weinen will
In übergroßem Leide.

Die Blumen wollen nicht mehr blühn,
Die Vöglein schweigen in den Hainen,
Es starb sogar das letzte Grün,
Da mag er auch wohl weinen.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Allmers (1821 - 1902) [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Spätherbst", op. 92 (Vier Quartette) no. 2 (<<1884), published 1884 [ SATB quartet and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
by Elise Breiderhoff, née Frey (1849 - 1940), "Spätherbst", op. 3 (Vierzehn Lieder für 2 weibliche Stimme ohne Begleitung) no. 11, published 1897 [ vocal duet for female voices, unaccompanied ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Final de tardor", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Late herfst", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Late autumn", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Automne tardif", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 46

Late autumn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The grey mist drops down so silently
upon the field, wood and heath
that it is as if Heaven wanted to weep
in overwhelming sorrow.

The flowers will bloom no more,
the birds are mute in the groves,
and the last bit of green has died;
Heaven should indeed be weeping.

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 51