Nun [störet]1 die Ähren im Felde 
  Ein leiser Hauch,
Wenn eine sich beugt, so bebet 
  Die andre auch.

Es ist als ahnten sie alle
  Der Sichel Schnitt --
Die Blumen und fremden Halme
  Erzittern mit.

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¹ Vietor: "rühret"

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Hermann Frey (1839 - 1911), as Martin Greif, "Vor der Ernte", appears in Gedichte, in Naturbilder [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 Fritz Jürgens (1888 - 1915), "Vor der Ernte", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from 36 Gedichte von Martin Greif, no. 18? [sung text not yet checked]
• by Meinrad Schütter (1910 - 2006), "Vor der Ernte", 1936 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Vor der Ernte", op. 14 no. 9 (1936) [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Ernest Whyte (1858 - 1922), "Vor der Ernte", op. 75 no. 1, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

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• by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Das erste Sommergras und vor der Ernte", op. 115 (Zehn Lieder) no. 1 (1890), published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff
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• Also set in English, a translation by Ernest Whyte (1858 - 1922) ; composed by Ernest Whyte.
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