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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Du Herbsttag, wunderklar!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Du Herbsttag wunderklar,
Und doch so mild und lau,
Wie ruft zurück dein sonnig Blau
Die Jugendzeit mir wunderbar,
  Die schöne Zeit, die schöne Zeit
  Mit aller ihrer Seligkeit,
Daß ich wie einst bin glücklich wieder ganz und gar.

  O horch, wie traulich schallt
Der Heerdenglocken Klang, 
Horch, wie des Hirtenknaben Sang 
Am grünen Hügel wiederhallt!
  Und sieh des Weidefeuers Rauch
  So hold bewegt vom Windeshauch,
Ach, wie vor Wonne da mein Herz mir überwall[.]

  Nur, wie des Duftes Flor 
Verschönt der Berge Kranz, 
Steigt sacht der Wehmuth sanfter Glanz 
Aus tiefstem Herzensgrund empor; 
  Doch flieht drum nicht mein holdes Glück, 
  Noch schöner, schöner kehrt zurück, 
So zart verklärt, mir Alles nur, was ich verlor.

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 121-122.

Note to last line of poem: In the publication this line ended with a comma; it has been changed to a period above.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Du Herbsttag, wunderklar!", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 137 [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 Eduard Beez (1828 - 1893) [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-09-01
Line count: 21
Word count: 116

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