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Die Heide ist braun, einst blühte sie roth, Die Birke ist kahl, grün war einst ihr Kleid; -- Einst ging ich zu zwein, jetzt geh' ich allein, -- Weh über den Herbst und die [lieblose]1 Zeit! O weh, o weh, Weh über den Herbst und die [lieblose]1 Zeit! Der Fink ist verstummt, einst sang er so hell, Die Nachtigall schlug, jetzt schweiget sie müd; -- Einst sang ich zu zwein, jetzt sing ich allein Von meiner verlorenen Liebe ein Lied. O weh, o weh, Von meiner verlorenen Liebe ein Lied! Einst blühten die Rosen, jetzt welkten sie all', Voll Duft war das Kraut, [nun]2 zog er heraus; -- Einst pflückt' ich zu zwein, jetzt pflück' ich allein, [Es]3 wird ein dürrer, ein duftloser Strauß. O weh, o weh, [Es]3 wird ein dürrer, ein duftloser Strauß! Die Welt ist so öd', [einst war sie]4 so schön, [Einst war ich]5 so reich, jetzt bin ich voll Noth; -- Einst ging ich zu zwein, jetzt geh' ich allein; -- Mein Lieb ist falsch, o wäre [ich]6 todt! O weh, o weh, Mein Lieb ist falsch, o wäre [ich]6 todt!
R. Franz sets stanzas 1, 3-4
L. Norman sets stanzas 1, 4
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter, Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, Erster Band, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1871, page 70
1 Franz: "gramvolle"2 Franz: "jetzt"
3 Franz: "Das"
4 Franz: "sie war einst"
5 Franz: "Ich war einst"
6 Norman: "sie"
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), "Die Haide ist braun", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 1. Junge Lieder [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 Gerard Bunk (1888 - 1958), "Im Herbst", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 (1905-6) [ voice and piano ], note: may be incorrect text - could be another "Im Herbst" by W. Müller [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Im Herbst", op. 17 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 6, published 1853, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Sonst und Jetzt", op. 118 no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Junge Lieder von Wolfgang Müller, no. 3, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Wilhelm) Bernhard Molique (1802 - 1869), "Sonst und jetzt", op. 29 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885), "Die Haide ist braun", op. 31 no. 3 (1867), stanzas 1,4 [ voice and piano ], from Waldlieder = Skogsånger, no. 3, Stockholm, Abr. Hirsch, also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Im Herbst ", op. 23 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Düsseldorf, Bayrhoffer Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ludvig Norman.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 180
The heath is brown, once it bloomed red, The birch is bare, its garb was green once; -- Once I walked as a twosome, now I walk alone, -- Woe to autumn and the [loveless]1 times! Oh woe, oh woe, Woe to autumn and the [loveless]1 times! The finch has fallen mute, once it sang so brightly, The nightingale jugged, now it has fallen silent wearily; -- Once I sang in duet, now I sing alone, [Sing] a song of my lost love. Oh woe, oh woe, [Sing] a song of my lost love! Once the roses bloomed, now they have all withered, The herbs were full of scent, now it has been carried off; -- Once I picked [flowers] as a twosome, now I pick alone, [It]2 shall be a dry, a scentless bouquet. Oh woe, oh woe, [It]2 shall be a dry, a scentless bouquet! The world is so desolate, once it was so beautiful, I was once so rich, now I am full of misery; -- Once I walked as a twosome, now I walk alone, -- My love is false, oh that I were dead! Oh woe, oh woe, My love is false, oh that I were dead!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Sonst und Jetzt" = "Then and now"
"Im Herbst" = "In autumn"
"Die Haide ist braun" = "The heath is brown"
2 Franz: "That"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), "Die Haide ist braun", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 1. Junge Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2017-04-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 196