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by Georg Heym (1887 - 1912)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

O weiter, weiter Abend. Da verglühen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG ITA

O weiter, weiter Abend. Da verglühen
Die langen Hügel an dem Horizont,
Wie klare Träume Landschaft bunt besonnt.
O weiter Abend, wo die Saaten sprühen
Des Tages Licht zurück in goldnem Schein.
Hoch oben singen Schwalben, winzig klein.
Auf allen Feldern glitzert ihre Jagd,
Im Wald des Rohres und in hellen Buchten,
Wo hohe Masten stehn. Doch in den Schluchten
Der Hügel hinten nistet schon die Nacht.

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Text Authorship:

by Georg Heym (1887 - 1912), appears in Der Himmel Trauerspiel [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in English, a translation by Christopher Middleton (b. 1926) , copyright © ITA ; composed by Samuel Barber.

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ENG English (Iain S. Gillis) , "O boundless, boundless evening", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "O vasta, immensa sera", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-14
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Word count: 67

O vasta, immensa sera

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

O vasta, immensa sera. Già si infiammano
i monti che si stendono all'orizzonte,
si colora al sole il paesaggio, sogno splendente.
O sera vasta, dove le messi effondono
in dorati bagliori, la luce del giorno.
Piccoli punti in alto, rondini cantano intorno.
La loro caccia per i campi sfavilla,
dentro il canneto, nel chiaro dell'insenatura,
dove alti alberi crescono. Ma nella forra scura,
dietro la collina, già la notte si annida.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Heym (1887 - 1912), appears in Der Himmel Trauerspiel
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
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Word count: 71