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by Karl Klingemann (1798 - 1862)

Herbstlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
Ach, wie so bald verhallet der Reigen,
Wandelt sich Frühling in Winterzeit!
Ach, wie so bald in traurendes Schweigen
Wandelt sich alle die Fröhlichkeit!

Bald sind die letzten Klänge verflogen!
Bald sind die letzten Sänger gezogen!
Bald ist das letzte Grün dahin!
Alle sie wollen heimwärts ziehn!

Ach, wie so bald verhallet der Reigen,
Wandelt sich Lust in sehnendes Leid.

Wart ihr ein Traum, ihr Liebesgedanken?
Süß wie der Lenz und schnell verweht?
Eines, nur eines will nimmer wanken:
Es ist das Sehnen, das nimmer vergeht.

Ach, wie so bald verhallet der Reigen!
Ach, wie so bald in traurendes Schweigen
Wandelt sich alle die Fröhlichkeit!

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), "Herbstlied", op. 63 (Sechs Duette) no. 4, published 1845 [ vocal duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de tardor", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Herfstlied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Siân Goldthorpe) (Christian Stein) , "Autumn song", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'automne", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Alexandre Trovon) , "Canção do Outono", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Siân Goldthorpe

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 105

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