Farewell to Autumn

The swallows are migrating,

I must not linger any longer,

I must hurry southward

Into the warmth.

The sun is sinking;

If life shall not also sink,

I must imbibe warmth;

The south beckons.

Where the sun is glowing

It shines forever,

Spring unites with Autumn

Where everything blooms eternally.

Thence! thence

I must go! I must not linger here,

I must hurry southward;

The swallows are fleeing.