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by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

Herbst
 (Sung text for setting by K. Reinecke)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI ENG FRE
Das gelbe Laub erzittert, 
Es fallen die Blätter herab; 
Ach, alles, was hold und lieblich, 
Verwelkt und sinkt ins Grab. 

Die Wipfel des Waldes umflimmert 
Ein schmerzlicher Sonnenschein; 
Das mögen die letzten Küsse 
Des scheidenden Sommers sein. 

Mir ist, als müsst ich weinen 
Aus tiefstem Herzensgrund; 
Es mahnet dies Bild mich wieder
An unsre Abschiedsstund'. 

Ich musste dich verlassen, 
Und wusste, du stürbest bald; 
Ich war der scheidende Sommer, 
Du warst der sterbende Wald.

Composition:

    Set to music by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Herbst", op. 81 no. 6, published 1864 [ tenor and piano ], from Eine Novelle in Liedern. Cyclus von 8 Gesängen, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Nachgelesene Gedichte 1828-1844 , no. 8

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "The yellow foliage trembles", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Parting"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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