In autumn | Ah, how quickly the days fly by

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by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Im Herbst

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG

Ach, wie schnell die Tage fliehen,
Wo die Sehnsucht neu erwacht,
Wo die Blumen wieder blühen;
Und der Frühling wieder lacht!

Alle Wonne soll erstehen,
In Erfüllung alles gehen.
Ach, wie schnell die Tage fliehen,
Wo die Sehnsucht neu erwacht!

Seht, die Tage gehn und kommen,
Zieh'n vorüber blütenschwer,
Sommerlust ist bald verglommen,
Und der Herbstwind rauscht daher.

Ach, das rechte Blühn und Grünen,
Es ist wieder nicht erschienen!
Ach, wie schnell die Tage fliehen,
Wo die Sehnsucht neu erwacht!

Text Authorship:

by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862) [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 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Im Herbst", op. 9 (Zwölf Lieder [nos. 7, 10, and 12 are by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 5 (1830) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la tardor", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de herfst", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "In autumn", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

In autumn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Ah, how quickly the days fly by,
Where longing is newly awakened,
Where the flowers bloom again;
And the spring laughs once more!

All delights shall come into being,
Everything finding fulfillment.
Ah, how quickly the days fly by,
Where longing is newly awakened!

See, the days come and go,
They pass by, heavy with flowers,
Summer's joy soon fades away,
And the autumn wind rushes after.

Ah, the true and verdant blooming,
Has again failed to appear!
Ah, how quickly the days fly by,
Where longing is newly awakened!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 90