Be not cross with winds in fall

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by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Zürne nicht des Herbstes Wind

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Zürne nicht des Herbstes Wind,
Der die Rosen raubet,
Sondern Rosen geh' geschwind
Pflücken, eh' er schnaubet.

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Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title [author's text not yet checked 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Zürne nicht des Herbstes Wind", op. 65 no. 5 (1847), published 1849 [ TTBB chorus ], from Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No t’enutgis per el vent de la tardor", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wees niet op de herfstwind boos", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-03
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Word count: 17

Be not cross with winds in fall

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Be not cross with winds in fall
hastening roses' aging,
but make haste to pluck them all
ere the storms are raging.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-09
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Word count: 22