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Stille begegnet am Saum des Waldes Ein dunkles Wild; Am Hügel endet leise der Abendwind, Verstummt die Klage der Amsel, Und die sanften Flöten des Herbstes Schweigen im Rohr. Auf schwarzer Wolke Befährst du trunken von Mohn Den nächtigen Weiher, Den Sternenhimmel. Immer tönt der Schwester mondene Stimme Durch die geistliche Nacht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Geistliche Dämmerung", appears in Sebastian im Traum, in Siebengesang des Todes [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 Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "Crépuscule spirituel", subtitle: "Geistliche Dämmerung", 2011, published 2012 [ baritone and piano ], from In die Ferne, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Geistliche Dämmerung", op. 1 no. 2 (1969) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Juan María Solare (b. 1966), "Geistliche Dämmerung", published 2006 [ voice, organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ana Szilágyi (b. 1971), "Geistliche Dämmerung", 2000 [ voice ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 52
Stillness meets on the edge of the weald a darkling deer; in the hills the evening breeze softly expires, all hushed is the blackbird's lament, and the gentle flutes of the autumn cease in the reeds. On a sable cloud you sail drunken with poppy the nightly mere, the sea of stars. Ever sounds the sister's lunar voice through the spiritual night.
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Translation of title "Geistliche Dämmerung" = "Spiritual twilight"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2007 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Geistliche Dämmerung", appears in Sebastian im Traum, in Siebengesang des Todes
This text was added to the website: 2007-02-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 62