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Still ist's im Wald geworden, Wo sonst so freudenvoll Rings von den Tannenborden Der Vögel Sang erscholl. Ach! soll kein Lied verschönen Dem Lenz den frühen Tod? Ach! will kein Klang mehr tönen Mild in des Scheidens Noth? Kein Vöglein trifft die Weise, Wie treu's auch blieb dem Wald: Wie traurig auch und leise Sein Sterbeslied erschallt. Der Sturm nur in den Wipfeln Der weiss den rechten Ton: Horch! wie's von allen Gipfeln Im Chor erbrauset schon! Der selbst die schönen Tage Begleitet Schritt für Schritt, Horch! wie in hehrer Klage Nunmehr er trauert mit! Und wie er's muß verkünden Mit bängstem Schmerzensschrei, Daß, ach! in allen Gründen Der Lenz, der Lenz vorbei!
J. Rheinberger sets stanza 1 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Rheinberger sets stanza 2 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
J. Rheinberger sets stanza 3 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 132.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herbstgesang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 150 [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 Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "October. Herbstgesang", op. 51 no. 10, published 1882 [ ssa chorus ], from Die Monate. 12 dreistimmige Chorgesänge für 2 Sopran und Alt ohne Begleitung. Zum Gebrauch in höheren Schulen und Gesangvereinen, no. 10, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Herbstgesang", op. 144 no. 3 (1885) [ TTBB chorus ], from Drei Wettgesänge, no. 3
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 114
It has grown quiet in the forest, Where usually, so joyfully all around, The birds' singing rang out From the border of firs. Ah! shall no song beautify The early death of springtime? Ah! does no tone wish to sound Gently into the misery of parting? No birdlet manages the lay, No matter how faithfully it remained in the woods: No matter how sadly and quietly Its song of dying rings out. Only the storm in the treetops Still knows the correct tone: Hark! how from all the peaks It already roars in chorus! [The storm] that itself accompanied The lovely days step by step, Hark! how in lofty lamenting It now sorrows in sympathy! And how it must proclaim With the most anxious cry of pain, That, alas! in all the vales Spring, spring is over!
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Translations of titles:
"Herbstgesang" = "Autumnal singing"
"October. Herbstgesang" = "October. Autumnal singing"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Herbstgesang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 150
This text was added to the website: 2025-10-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 138