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Waldemar: Nun dämpft die Dämm'rung jeden Ton von Meer und Land, Die fliegenden Wolken lagerten sich wohlig am Himmelsrand. Lautloser Friede schloß dem Forst die luftigen Pforten zu, und des Meeres klare Wogen wiegten sich selber zur Ruh. Im Westen wirft die Sonne von sich die Purpurtracht und träumt im Flutenbette des nächsten Tages Pracht. Nun regt sich nicht das kleinste Laub in des Waldes prangendem Haus; nun tönt auch nicht der leiseste Klang: Ruh' aus, mein Sinn, ruh' aus! Und jede Macht ist versunken in der eignen Träume Schoß, und es treibt mich zu mir selbst zurück, stillfriedlich, sorgenlos.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Nun dämpft die Dämm'rung (Waldemar)", c1900, published 1912 [ voice and orchestra ], from Gurrelieder, no. 1a [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 21
Word count: 100
Waldemar: Now the dusk softens ev'ry sound from sea and land, the sailing clouds cozily settling down at heaven's end. Soundless peace closed down the forest's airy gates, and the sea's clear waves rocked themselves to rest. In the west the sun casts off her crimsom dress and dreams in her bed of waves of next day's splendour. Now not the tiniest leaf stirs in the forest's magnificent house; now not the merest sound is ringing: be at rest, mind, be at rest! And ev'ry power is ensconced in its own dream's arms, and it drives me back to myself, peacefully quiet, without a care.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Franz Arnold (1872 - 1938)
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 105