by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)
Translation Singable translation © by Maurice Wright (b. 1949)
Autumn breezes
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The autumn breezes carry the rich perfume . . . . . . . . . .— The rest of this text is not
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From the Zemlinsky score.
From the Zemlinsky score.
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Maurice Wright (b. 1949), "Autumn breezes", copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Herbst III", appears in Der indische Harfe, first published 1920
Based on:
- a text in Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) by Kalidasa (flourished 5th century), "शरद्-वर्णनम्", appears in ऋतुसंहार-काव्यम्
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Autumn breezes", op. 27 (Twelve songs: for soprano and piano) no. 6 (1937/8), published c1978 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N.Y. : Mobart Music Publications,, also set in German (Deutsch)
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