Herbsttag | Herr, es ist Zeit. Der Sommer war sehr groß

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)

Herbsttag

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): ENG FRE GRE ITA

Herr, es ist Zeit. Der Sommer war sehr groß.
Leg deinen Schatten auf die Sonnenuhren,
und auf den Fluren lass die Winde los. 

Befiehl den letzten Früchten, voll zu sein;
gib ihnen noch zwei südlichere Tage,
dränge sie zur Vollendung hin, und jage
die letzte Süße in den schweren Wein. 

Wer jetzt kein Haus hat, baut sich keines mehr.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.

Authorship:

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "Herbsttag", appears in Das Buch der Bilder, first published 1920 [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 Elizabeth R. Austin (b. 1938), "Herbsttag" [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Rilke-Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Conrad Beck (1901 - 1989), "Herbsttag" [ voice and piano or organ ], from Drei Herbstgesänge, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Petr Eben (1929 - 2007), "Herbsttag", 1961, published 1966 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wim Franken (b. 1922), "Herbsttag", 1959, from Zes Rilke-liederen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Zoltán Gárdonyi (1906 - 1986), "Herbsttag", 1940/1 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Rilke-Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Daron Aric Hagen (b. 1961), "Herbsttag", 1993, first performed 1993 [ voice, oboe, violoncello and harpsichord ], from Lost in Translation, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Paavo Heininen (b. 1938), "Herbsttag", op. 30 no. 2 (1973), first performed 1975 [ mezzo-soprano and piano or strings ], from Schatten der Erde, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Mary (Carlisle) Howe (1882 - 1964), "Herbsttag", 1934 [ voice and piano ], from Four Poems By Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Andrew Hudson , "Herbsttag", from Drei Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by Gordon Kerry (b. 1961), "Herbsttag" [ soprano and piano ], from Drei Jahreszeitenslieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Harold C. King (1895 - 1984), "Herbsttag", 1983, from O Leben, Leben, wunderliche Zeit, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
by Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - 2020), "Herbsttag", 2005, first performed 2005 [ voices and orchestra ], from Symphony No. 8: Piesni Przemijania (Songs of Transitoriness) (Lieder der Vergänglichkeit), no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
by Meinrad Schütter (1910 - 2006), "Herbsttag", 1934 [sung text not yet checked]
by Winfried (Petrus Ignatius) Zillig (1905 - 1963), "Herbsttag" [ men's chorus and piano ], from Lieder des Herbstes nach Gedichten von Rainer Maria Rilke, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-06-23
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Word count: 87