by
Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)
Immer enger, leise, leise
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Immer enger, leise, leise
Ziehen sich die Lebenskreise,
Schwindet hin, was prahlt und prunkt,
Schwindet Hoffen, Hassen, Lieben,
Uns ist nichts in Sicht geblieben
Als der letzte dunkle Punkt.
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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Dämmerung", op. 70 no. 5 (1955), published 1956, first performed 1956 [ SATB soli, mixed chorus (boys, SATB), and orchestra ], from Lebenskreise, no. 5, Alkor Edition, Kassel
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ending", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 6
Word count: 29
Ending
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Ever tighter, quietly, quietly
The circles of life draw together;
That which swaggers and flaunts itself passes away,
Hope, hate, love pass away,
Nothing has remained in our sight
Except the last dark point.
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