by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)
La mort de l'automne
Language: French (Français)
Au vent du nord Qui le bâtonne, Le pauvre Automne Fuit sans remords. Le vent le mord, Lui, dans sa tonne Se pelotonne. L’Automne est mort. Et son glas tinte Comme une plainte Dans les derniers Refrains de fête, Adieu paniers ! Vendange est faite.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), "La mort de l'automne", written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 3. Brumaire, no. 30, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "La mort de l'automne", 1894, published 1900 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons tristes, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
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