by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)
Translation Singable translation by John Bernhoff (flourished 1890-1912)
Blätterfall
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Leise, windverwehte Lieder, Mögt ihr fallen in den Sand! Blätter seid ihr eines Baumes, Welcher nie in Blüthe stand. Welke, windverwehte Blätter, Boten naher Winterruh', Fallet sacht! . . . ihr deckt die Gräber Mancher todten Hoffnung zu.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Heinrich Leuthold, Dritte vermehrte Auflage, Frauenfeld, Verlag von J. Huber, 1884, p. 3.
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Blätterfall", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte [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 Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Blätterfall", op. 34 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4, published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Köln: Tischer & Jagenberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph Ganz (1877 - 1972), "Blätterfall", op. 20 no. 2, published 1908 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann von Glenck (1883 - 1952), "Blätterfall", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Blätterfall", op. 2 (Duette für zwei Singstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ vocal duet with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Blätterfall ", op. 53 no. 1, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Stimmungen. Gedichte von H. Leuthold für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lili Hutterstrasser-Scheidl (1882 - 1942), as Lio Hans, "Blätterfall" [ soprano, baritone and piano ], from Drei Duette, no. 1, from Sturm, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Israël (1841 - 1881), "Blätterfall", op. 14 (Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1881 [ alto or bass and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Blätterfall", op. 22 (Acht Lieder) no. 8 (1895), published 1895 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Levy (flourished 1885-1892), "Blätterfall", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Poebing , "Blätterfall ", op. 8 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (1873 - 1928), "Blätterfall", op. 17 no. 3, published 1922 [ baritone and piano ], from Vier pessimistische Lieder für Bariton und Klavier, no. 3, Wien, New York: Universal-Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Waack (1861 - 1922), "Blätterfall", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Riga, Deubner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Severin Warteresiewicz (1852 - 1923), "Blätterfall", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 6, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by John Bernhoff (flourished 1890-1912) ; composed by Hans Hermann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fall of leaves", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 38
Autumn leaves
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Songs whose strains are long forgotten, like the leaves of autumn, blown from a tree whose barren branches ne'er the buds of spring had known. Faded, scatter'd leaves of autumn, Heralds ye are of winterrest, Fall ye softly! Falling o'er the graves of cherish'd hopes long dead and past.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by John Bernhoff (flourished 1890-1912) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Blätterfall", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte
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 Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Autumn leaves", op. 2 (Duette für zwei Singstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ vocal duet with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 49