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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Herbstahnung
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Als wie in Maientagen 
Im schönsten Grün die Welt; 
Frisch die Wälder noch ragen, 
  So licht erhellt. 

Noch warmes, heitres Leben, 
Kein einzig Blatt noch falb; 
Singend Vögelein schweben 
  Noch allenthalb. 

Ein Windhauch nur so eigen 
Geht plötzlich durch die Luft; 
Blasse Blumen sich zeigen, 
  Ach, ohne Duft! 

O ewig neue Klage, 
O alte, bittre Noth: 
Selig froh noch die Tage, 
  Und nah der Tod!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 122.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herbstahnung", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 138 [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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-28
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