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Translation
September
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
The garden mourns,
the cool rain sinks into the flower,
Summer shudders,
quietly to its close.
Leaf after golden leaf
falls from the tall acacia.
Summer smiles, astonished and drained,
into the garden's dying dream.
For a long time it lingers
by the roses, yearning for rest.
Slowly it closes
its now wearied eyes.
the cool rain sinks into the flower,
Summer shudders,
quietly to its close.
Leaf after golden leaf
falls from the tall acacia.
Summer smiles, astonished and drained,
into the garden's dying dream.
For a long time it lingers
by the roses, yearning for rest.
Slowly it closes
its now wearied eyes.
Composer
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems. Read more here.