Autumn | There is a plaintive lamenting in the branches

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by Paul Wertheimer (1874 - 1937)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Herbsten

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Klagend weint es in den Zweigen,
Grelle Blätter, windgewiegt,
Jäh von tollem Sturm besiegt,
Tanzen müd im Todesreigen.
 
Und die Wünsche, die aus herben
Wurzeln an das Licht geblüht,
Sinken klagend, sinken müd
In das große, große Sterben.

Confirmed with Paul Wertheimer,Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag von Georg Heinrich Meyer, 1896, page 32

Text Authorship:

by Paul Wertheimer (1874 - 1937), "Herbsten", appears in Ausfahrt [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 Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Herbsten", from Fünf Lieder 1895-1896, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Autumn", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Automne", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 38

Autumn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

There is a plaintive lamenting in the branches,
Lurid leaves, rocked by the wind,
Abruptly conquered by the mad storm,
Tiredly dance the round of death.

And the desires that bloomed toward the light
From bitter roots
Sink lamentingly, sink tiredly
Into the great, great dying.

There is a plaintive lamenting in the branches.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Wertheimer (1874 - 1937), "Herbsten", appears in Ausfahrt
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 9
Word count: 54