Das gelbe Laub erzittert

Das gelbe Laub erzittert, 
Es fallen die Blätter herab; 
Ach, alles, was hold und lieblich, 
Verwelkt und sinkt ins Grab. 

Die [Gipfel]1 des Waldes umflimmert 
Ein schmerzlicher Sonnenschein; 
Das mögen die letzten Küsse 
Des scheidenden Sommers sein. 

Mir ist, als müsst ich weinen 
Aus tiefstem Herzensgrund; 
Dies Bild erinnert mich wieder 
An unsre Abschiedsstund'. 

Ich musste [von dir scheiden]2, 
Und wusste, du stürbest bald; 
Ich war der scheidende Sommer, 
Du warst der [kranke]3 Wald.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Nachgelesene Gedichte 1828-1844, no. 8

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by J. Bandisch , "Abschied", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4.
by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861-1911) , "Abschied", op. 8 no. 2, published 189-?
by A. Blomberg , "Abschied", op. 10 no. 1.
by Walther Brand (1811-) , "Der scheidende Sommer", published 1850, from 6 Gesänge von Tieck, Göthe u. Heinrich Heine, no. 4.
by W. Brandt , "Abschied"
by Anton Antonovich Derfeldt (1810-1869) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert"
by A. Felsenthal , "Abschied", op. 7.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Abschied", op. 31 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5, published 1870.
by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) , "Abschied", op. 4 (Seks Digte af H. Heine, L. Uhland og A. von Chamisso) no. 3 (1863-4), published 1864. [alto and piano]
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818-1896) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", op. 17 (Drei Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 1. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Karl Haine , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", op. 58 no. 1.
by Wilhelm Heiser (1816-1897) , "Abschied", op. 136.
by Gustav Klemm (1897-1947) , "Abschied"
by Oscar de La Cinna , "Abschied", published 1859.
by Eduard Lassen (1830-1904) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", op. 91 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1895.
by Leonie Lichtenberg , "Abschied", op. 17, note: also set in Hungarian
by Friedrich August Naubert (1839-1897) , "Abschied", op. 22 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841-1890) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", op. 23 (Vier Lieder) no. 3.
by H. Neupert , "Abschied", from Fünf Lieder, no. 2.
by George Posca , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", op. 27 (Vier Lieder) no. 1.
by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824-1910) , "Herbst", op. 81 no. 6, published 1864 [tenor and piano], from Eine Novelle in Liedern. Cyclus v. 8 Gesängen, no. 6.
by Ernst Hermann Seyffardt (1859-1942) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", op. 5 no. 2.
by Constantin Silvestri (1913-1969) , "Der scheidende Sommer", op. 1 no. 8, published c1944 [high voice and piano], from Cycle of eight songs to poems by Heinrich Heine, no. 8.
by Ernst Smigelski (1881-) , "Das welke Laub erzittert", op. 10 no. 3.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Der scheidende Sommer", op. 40 (Fünf neue Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 5 (1844-51?)
by Johan Weegenhuise (1910-) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", published 1962 [baritone or alto and piano], from Vier Lieder nach Heine, no. 3.
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Das gelbe Laub erzittert", 1880?, fragment
by Richard Ferdinand Wüerst (1824-1881) , "Der scheidende Sommer", op. 20, Heft 4 no. 11.

by Leonie Lichtenberg , "Búcsú", op. 17, note: also set in German

by Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875-1937) , "Afsked", op. 13 no. 3.

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