Des Dichters Abendgang
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE
Ergehst du dich im Abendlicht, --
Das ist die Zeit der Dichterwonne --
So wende stets dein Angesicht
Zum Glanze der gesunknen Sonne!
In hoher Feier schwebt dein Geist,
Du schauest in des Tempels Hallen,
Wo alles Heil'ge sich erschleußt
Und himmlische Gebilde wallen.
Wann aber um das Heiligthum
Die dunkeln Wolken niederrollen:
Dann ist's vollbracht, du kehrest um,
Beseligt von dem Wundervollen.
In stiller Rührung wirst du gehn,
Du trägst in dir des Liedes Segen;
Das Lichte, das du dort gesehn,
Umglänzt dich mild auf finstern Wegen.
Confirmed with Uhland, Ludwig: Gedichte, Stuttgart u. a., 1815, page 9.
Modernized spelling would change "erschleußt" to "erschließt" and "Heiligthum" to "Heiligtum"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Des Dichters Abendgang ", op. 60, Heft 1 (1. Folge der Frühlings- und Wanderlieder) no. 1, KWV 9107 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], from 12 Lieder und Romanzen von L. Uhland, für 1 und 2 Singstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Des Dichters Abendgang", op. 47 no. 2, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Ludwig Uhland für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Passejada vespertina del poeta", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Joel Ayau) , "Of the poet's evening walk", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La promenade vespérale du poète", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 86
Of the poet's evening walk
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
If you go for a stroll in evening's light --
That's the time of a poet's bliss --
Then turn your face always
Towards the shine of the receding sun!
Your spirit soars in royal celebration,
You peer into the halls of the temple,
Where all of salvation unlocks itself
And heavenly forms float in the air.
When, however, around the sanctuary
The dark clouds roll down,
Then it is accomplished, you turn around
Blessed by all the wonders.
In silent emotion you will go,
You carry within yourself the blessing of song,
The light, that you saw there,
Gently shines upon you on the dark paths.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Joel Ayau, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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