Sung by Parry Jones (Tenor)

Einsamkeit (Solitude).
Solitary, the wanderer takes his way. The air is calm, but he was never so wretched when the storm raged.

Die Post (The Postman).
The postman's horn rouses emotion in his heart, though he knows there can be no news for him. Yet the post is a link with the town where she lives.

Der greise Kopf (The Grey Head).
The frost has silvered his hair, making him think of old age, that dims distant sorrows. Alas, he is young, and the sorrow is keen.

Die Krahe (The Raven).
The bird of ill-omen has kept him company all along. Does it hope to pick his bones? Very soon his journey in life will be ended. He begs the raven to be his companion until then.

Letzte Hoffnung
A few autumn leaves linger on the branches. Thus hangs and quivers his slight hope. If the leaf fall, his hope is gone.