Der Tag wird kühl, der Tag wird blaß

Der Tag wird kühl, der Tag wird blaß,
die Vögel streifen übers Gras.
[Ei]1 wie die Halme schwanken,
[vor]2 ihrer Flügel Wanken
und leise wehn ohn' Unterlaß.

Und Abends spät die Liebe weht
ob meines Herzens [Blumenbeet]3.
[Das ist ein heimlich Beben,
Und süße Gedanken weben]4
sich in mein [tiefstes]5 Nachtgebet.

Du fernes Herz, komm zu mir bald,
sonst werden [wir]6 beide grau und alt,
sonst wächst in meinem Herzen 
viel [Unkraut und viel]7 Schmerzen;
[Da wird's den Blumen gar zu kalt!]8

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• by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von der guten Seele, first published 1850 [ author's text checked 1 time]

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

• by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Der Tag wird kühl", op. 18 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [voice and piano], Wien, Rörich [
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• by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Der Tag wird kühl", op. 40 no. 1, published 1895 [high voice and piano], from Acht Mädchenlieder von Paul Heyse, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [
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• by Josef Giehrl , "Abendlied", published 1881 [voice and piano], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, München, Werner [
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• by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Der Tag wird kühl, der Tag wird blass", op. 6, published 1899 [voice and piano], Wien, Berté & Co. [
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• by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Sehnsucht", op. 98 no. 4, published 1897 [three-part women's chorus a cappella (SMzA)], from Sechs Mädchenlieder für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (Sopran, Mezzo-Sopran und Alt) mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [
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• by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Der Tag wird kühl", op. 61 no. 2, published 1881 [high voice and piano], from Mädchenlieder, no. 2, Zürich, Hug [
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• by Georg Schumann (1866 - 1952), "Der Tag wird kühl", op. 35 no. 2, published 1904 [voice and piano], from Mädchenlieder für Gesang und Klavier, no. 2, Leipzig, F. E. C. Leuckart [
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• by Felix Semon , "Der Tag wird kühl", op. 6 no. 2, published 1877 [medium voice or low voice and piano], from Mädchenlieder von Heyse. Ein Cyclus von Gesängen für 1 tiefe (oder mittlere) Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Bote & Bock [
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• by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Der Tag wird kühl", from Fünf Lieder 1895-1896, no. 5. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "The day grows cool", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Le jour devient frais, le jour pâlit

Le jour devient frais, le jour pâlit,
les oiseaux errent sur l'herbe,
Regarde comment les tiges oscillent,
sous l'ébranlement de leurs ailes
et doucement s'agitent sans arrêt.

Et tard dans le soir l'amour souffle
au-dessus du lit de roses de mon cœur.
Les branches chuchotent et tremblent
et de douces pensées se tissent
dans mes prières nocturnes secrètes.

Cœur distant, viens bientôt à moi,
sinon nous allons tous les deux blanchir et vieillir,
sinon dans mon cœur vont pousser
beaucoup de mauvaises herbes, d'épines et de chagrins ;
La nuit est longue, la nuit devient froide.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von der guten Seele, first published 1850 ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach, as Heinrich Molbe, Alexander von Fielitz, Josef Giehrl, Robert Gund, Heinrich , Freiherr von Herzogenberg, Hans Huber, Georg Schumann, Felix Semon, Alexander Zemlinsky. Go to the text.

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