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by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ernst ist der Herbst
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT DUT ENG FRE
Ernst ist der Herbst. 
Und wenn die Blätter fallen,
sinkt auch das Herz
zu trübem Weh herab.
Still ist die Flur, 
und nach dem Süden wallen
die Sänger, stumm,
wie nach dem Grab.

Bleich ist der Tag,
und blasse Nebel schleiern
die Sonne wie die Herzen, ein.
Früh kommt die Nacht: 
denn alle Kräfte feiern, 
und tief verschlossen ruht das Sein.

Sanft wird der Mensch.
Er sieht die Sonne sinken,
er ahnt des Lebens
wie des Jahres Schluß.
Feucht wird das Aug',
doch in der Träne Blinken,
entströmt des Herzens
seligster Erguß.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), first published 1854 [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Träumerei", op. 83 no. 8, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Herbstklänge. Acht Gesänge für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 8, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Im Herbst", op. 104 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 5 (1886), published 1888 [ satb chorus ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Im Herbste", op. 48 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wim Reedijk) , "In de herfst", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the autumn", copyright © 2004
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En automne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 22
Word count: 92

En automne
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
L'automne est sérieux.
Et quand les feuilles tombent,
Le cœur aussi s'enfonce
Dans une douleur morose.
Les champs sont tranquilles,
Et vers le sud sont partis
Les chanteurs, en silence,
Comme vers la tombe.

Le jour est pâle
Et des nuages blafards voilent
Le soleil comme les cœurs.
La nuit vient tôt :
Car toutes les forces s'arrêtent
Et l'existence se repose dans un silence profond.

L'homme devient doux,
Il voit le soleil s'enfoncer,
Il comprend que la vie est
Comme la fin de l'année.
Ses yeux deviennent humides,
Pourtant au milieu des larmes brille,
S'écoulant du cœur,
Un flot bienheureux.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), first published 1854
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-17
Line count: 22
Word count: 100

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