In einem brennenden Abendhimmel
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
In einem brennenden Abendhimmel
aus Staub und Dunkel
steigt der Dom.
Die Glocken läuten.
Die kleinen Linden stehen schwarz;
vor ihren Thüren sitzen alte leute.
Feierabend!
Die Gassen schweigen.
Die Gluth verlischt.
Am Himmel
leise
zieh'n die ew'gen Sterne auf!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Chris D. Godwin) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 40
Into a blaze of evening sky
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Into a blaze of evening sky,
out of dust and darkness
the cathedral looms.
Bells ring out.
Little lime trees stand black.
Old people sit outside their doors.
The working day is done!
The alleys are silent.
The glow fades,
in the sky
softly
the eternal stars come out.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-12-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 49
