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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)

Herbst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Es falbt der Wald, bunt wird das Laub
Und spielt in allen Farben,
Das Korn ward längst der Sense Raub,
Aus Ähren wurden Garben.
Gelbgrüner Wipfel Goldesglanz
Mischt sich mit bräunlich dunkeln,
Purpur durchglüht den Bergeskranz,
Feurige Büsche funkeln.

Nun ist dem Herbste Macht verliehn,
Der Wind braust in den Zweigen,
Und lange Sommerfäden ziehn,
Die kleinen Vöglein schweigen.
Ein kalter Hauch weht durch die Hall'n
Und will ans Herz uns fassen,
Wir müssen, wenn die Blätter fall'n,
Von unserm Liebsten lassen.

So welkt das Glück, das uns erfreut,
Dem wir mit Dank und Segen
Die letzten Blumen noch gestreut
Auf winterlichen Wegen.
Und stille wird's, bald decket Schnee,
Was todesreif geschieden,
Und hüllet Unruh, Streit und Weh
In tiefen Schlafes Frieden.

Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Herbst", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [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 Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Herbst", op. 4 no. 30 (1882/83), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Hunold Singuf. Rattenfängerlieder nach Julius Wolff's Dichtungen, no. 30, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tardor", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Autumn", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 122

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