Autumn | Color the forests all

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by Ferdinand von Saar (1833 - 1906)

Translation © by Walter A. Aue

Herbst

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Der du die Wälder färbst, 
Sonniger, milder Herbst, 
Schöner als Rosenblüh'n 
Dünkt mir dein sanftes Glüh'n. 

Nimmermehr Sturm und Drang, 
Nimmermehr Sehnsuchtsklang; 
Leise nur athmest du 
Tiefer Erfüllung Ruh'. 

Aber vernehmbar auch 
Klaget ein scheuer Hauch, 
Der durch die Blätter weht: 
Daß es zu Ende geht.

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand von Saar (1833 - 1906), "Herbst" [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 Albert Felix, Graf Amadei (1851 - 1894), "Herbst", op. 16 ([Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Herbst", op. 115 (Sechs Lieder von Ferdinand von Saar für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte-Begleitung) no. 4, published 1904/1905 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rudolf C. Lindner & Rörich [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Walter A. Aue) , "Autumn", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Autumn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Color the forests all, 
sunny and gentle fall, 
Fairer than roses grow 
seems your indulgent glow. 

No longer storm and urge, 
no longer passion's surge. 
Delicate leave the breast 
sighs of contented rest. 

Silence is softly rent 
but by a shy lament: 
Wafting through leaves a sigh, 
telling the end is nigh.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-12-15
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Word count: 52