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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

Der Sommer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Die Tage gehn vorbei mit sanfter Lüfte Rauschen,
Wenn mit der Wolke sie der Felder Pracht vertauschen,
Des Tales Ende trifft der Berge Dämmerungen,
Dort, wo des Stromes Wellen sich hinabgeschlungen.
 
Der Wälder Schatten sieht umhergebreitet,
Wo auch der Bach entfernt hinuntergleitet,
Und sichtbar ist der Ferne Bild in Stunden,
Wenn sich der Mensch zu diesem Sinn gefunden.

Note: The poem has this beneath it:

Scardanelli
d. 24. Mai 1758


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Der Sommer", appears in Späteste Gedichte 1806-1843 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

  • by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Der Sommer", 1982-91 [ tenor and piano ], from Hölderlin-Lieder: Erster Zyklus, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023), "Der Sommer", 2001 [ SATB chorus and electronics ], from Tag des Jahrs, no. 2, commissioned by the Tapiola Chamber Choir and the Helsinki Chamber Choir Week, with support of the Madetoja Foundation and the National Council for Music [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'été", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 58

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