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Wie wenn [im frost'gen Luftzug]1 tödlich Des Sommers letzte Blüte krankt, Und hier und da nur, gelb und rötlich, Ein einzles Blatt im [Windhauch]2 schwankt: So schauert über mein Leben Ein nächtig trüber, kalter Tag, Warum noch vor dem Tode beben, O Herz, mit deinem ew'gen Schlag! Sieh rings entblättert das Gestäude! Was spielst du, wie der Wind am Strauch, Noch mit der letzten, welken Freude? Gib dich zur Ruh! Bald stirbt sie auch.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Brahms: "vom frost'gen Windhauch"; Schäffer: "im frost'gen Windhauch" (further changes may exist not shown)
2 Esser: "Windeshauche"
Authorship:
- by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), "Herbstgefühl", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, first published 1866 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Herbstgefühl", op. 48 (Sieben Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 7 (1867), published 1868 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Aus den Liedern und Balladen von Friedrich von Schack", op. 67 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Lieder aus dem Münchner Dichterbuche für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Schäffer (1823 - 1902), "Gieb dich zur Ruh", op. 13 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1877 [ mixed chorus ], Breslau, Hainauer  [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sensation of Autumn", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sentiment d'automne", copyright © 2010, (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.
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Zoals in ‘n koude luchtstroom treurig De laatste zomerbloei bezwijkt, En hier en daar slechts geel, roodkleurig, Een enkel blad in ‘n windvlaag wijkt, Zo huivert over mijn leven Een nacht’lijk duist’re koude dag; Waarom nog voor de dood te beven, O hart, jij met je eeuw’ge slag! Rondom ontbladert, zie, de ruigte! Wat speel je, als de wind in de1 heg, Nog met de laatste, fletse vreugde? Kom, neem toch rust! Gauw sterft zij weg.
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View original text (without footnotes)Singable for Brahms.
Title "Herbstgefühl" = "Herfstgevoel"
1 In de: bij Brahms te zingen op twee achtste noten
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (1815 - 1894), "Herbstgefühl", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Liebesgedichte und Lieder, first published 1866
This text was added to the website: 2014-11-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 76