Die Nebel fliehn und wogen
Und halten rings umzogen
Des Himmels blauen Plan.
Es stirbt die Fröhlichkeit;
Verstummt sind Berg' und Wälder,
Umschattet Au'n und Felder
Von feuchter Dunkelheit.

So dunkelten die Tage
In Kummer, Furcht und Plage
Dein ganzes Leben hin.
Als dir das Morgenroth
Die fernen Höh'n umkränzte,
Das Glück zuerst Dir glänzte,
Da kam zu dir der Tod.

W. Taubert sets stanza 2

Confirmed with Gedichte von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Leipzig, Weidmann'sche Buchhandlung, 1843, page 188.

Text Authorship:

• by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Im Spätherbst", appears in Gedichte, in 7. Kirchhofslieder [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 Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835 - 1913), "Im Spätherbst", op. 16 no. 3, published 1894 [ high voice and piano ], from Weihestunden, no. 3, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Um Mitternacht", op. 151 (6 Gesänge für tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1866 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann
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• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In late autumn", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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