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Der Regen spinnt
Sein graues Lied
Von Sehnsucht und
Von schwerem Weh.
Von Träumen blind
Alleinseins müd
Bin ich ein Hund
Und -- geh'.
Verlosch'nes Gold
Und toter Traum
Von Liebe sieht
Mich an und schweigt.
Und um mich rollt
Schillernder Schaum --
Die Sehnsucht zieht
Und -- geigt.
Der Herbst ist da
Und weint mich an
Mit Augen, die
Erloschen sind.
Ich weiß, er sah:
Das Glück verrann,
Zwang mich ins Knie
Und -- ging.
Confirmed with Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, Blütenlese. Gedichte, Herausgegeben von Adolf Rauchwerger, Tel Aviv: Telaviv University [Press], 1979, page 52.
Text Authorship:
- by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924 - 1942), "Herbst", written 1941, appears in Blütenlese, in Der Blütenlese Erster Teil, in Nachtschatten [author's text checked 2 times 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 Violeta Ileana Dinescu (b. 1953), "Herbst", 1985 [ soprano and harpsichord ], from Ich bin in Sehnsucht eingehüllt, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Yiddish (יידיש), a translation by Leibu Levin (1914 - 1983) , copyright © by Ruth Levin, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Leibu Levin.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Autumn", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-04-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 72
Der regn shpint
dos groye lid
fun benkshaft un
fun tifn vey.
Fun trern blind,
aleyn zayn mid,
bin ikh a hunt
un -- gey.
Farloshn gold.
Der toyter troym
fun libe zet
mayn leyd un shvaygt.
Arum nor shtralt
un shimert shoym.
Di benkshaft tsit
in vayt ...
S'iz harbst geven,
hot trib geveynt,
mit oygnlikht
farloshn shoyn.
Er hot gezen
mayn glik fargeyn,
batsvungen mikh
un -- shoyn.
Text Authorship:
- by Leibu Levin (1914 - 1983), copyright © by Ruth Levin, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924 - 1942), "Herbst", written 1941, appears in Blütenlese, in Der Blütenlese Erster Teil, in Nachtschatten
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leibu Levin (1914 - 1983), "Harbst" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Hadassah Haskale) , title 1: "Autumn", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ruth Levin
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 67