by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Translation by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893), as Caralis
The Evening Gun
Language: English
Remember’st thou that setting sun,
The last I saw with thee,
When loud we heard the evening gun
Peal o’er the twilight sea?
Boom!—the sounds appeared to sweep
Far o’er the verge of day,
Till, into realms beyond the deep,
They seemed to die away.
Oft, when the toils of day are done,
In pensive dreams of thee,
I sit to hear that evening gun,
Peal o’er the stormy sea.
Boom!—and while, o’er billows curled.
The distant sounds decay,
I weep and wish, from this rough world
Like them to die away.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "The Evening Gun" [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893) , "Vagtskuddet", appears in Hundrede Digte ved Caralis ; composed by Halfdan Kjerulf.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2025-11-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 92
O! husker Du den Solnedgang
Language: Danish (Dansk) after the English
O! husker Du den Solnedgang
Hiin sidste Aftenstund,
Hvordan det fjerne Vagtskud klang
Henover mørkblaa Sund?
Bum! — — I Horisontens Rand
Vi hørte Lyden end,
Indtil bag Dybets skjulte Land
Den syntes at døe hen.
Med Dig i Tanker mangengang,
En sildig Aftenstund,
Jeg hører end det Vagtskuds Klang
Henover stormfuldt Sund.
Bum! — — Mens Lydens Tonefald
Paa kruset Vand døer hen,
Med Graad fra Verdens Jammerdal
Jeg ønsker døe, som den.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Christian Preetzmann, Hundrede Digte, Chr. Steen & Søns Forlag, Kbh., 2. opl., 1867, page 46.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893), as Caralis, "Vagtskuddet", appears in Hundrede Digte ved Caralis [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "The Evening Gun"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Halfdan Kjerulf (1815 - 1868), "Vagtskudet", op. 26 (3 Sange) no. 2 (1867), published 1872 [ voice and piano ]
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2025-11-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 74