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Wolken seh' ich abendwärts ganz in reinste Glut getaucht, Wolken ganz in Licht zerhaucht, die so schwül gedunkelt hatten. Ja, mir sagt mein ahnend' Herz: Einst noch werden, ob auch spät, wenn die Sonne niedergeht, mir verklärt der Seele Schatten.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Abendwolken", appears in Lieder [author's text not yet checked 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 Heinrich XXIV. Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz (1855 - 1910), "Abendwolken", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Abendwolken", op. 25 (Sechs Quartette für gemischten Chor a capella) no. 6, published 1875 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Abendwolken", op. 57 (Sieben Lieder) no. 5 (1912) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Abendwolken", op. 152 (Sechs Lieder für Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1876 [ alto and piano ], Leipzig, Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johann) Melchior Ernst Sachs (1843 - c1910), "Abendwolken", op. 7 (Sieben Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1875 [ mixed chorus ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Abendwolken", op. 20 no. 6 (1910) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Uhland und Eichendorff , no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudi Spring (1962 - 2025), "Abendwolken", op. 99 no. 5 (2021) [ baritone and piano ], from Spiegelbild und Doppellicht, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Evening clouds", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuages du soir", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
Je vois des nuages au couchant Entièrement inondés du plus pur rougeoiement, Des nuages entièrement enveloppés de lumière, Qui sont devenus sombres et oppressants. Alors, prémonitoire, mon cœur m'a dit : Un jour, même s'il est tard, Lorsque le soleil se couchera, Les ombres de mon âme seront transfigurées.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Abendwolken", appears in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 48