Im Lenz

Im Lenz, wenn Veilchen blühn zu Hauf,
Gib acht, da wachen die Tränen auf.

Im Herbst, fiel alles Laub vom Baum.
Ach, Lieb' und Glück vergangen wie im Traum! 

Gib acht, so ist der Dinge Lauf:
Blumen und Wunden brechen im Frühling auf.

by Paul Heyse (1830-1914)

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

by Peter Cornelius (1824-1874) , "Im Lenz", 1848.
by Franz (August Julius) Schreker (1878-1934) , "Im Lenz", op. 3 no. 2, published 1902.
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , "Im Lenz", 1892, from Zwei Lieder auf Texte von Paul Heyse, no. 2.
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , "Im Lenz", op. 2, Heft 2 no. 4 (1894-6), published 1897.

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