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Die Mücke sitzt am Fenster Im goldnen Abendschein, Sie putzt sich ihre Flügel Und nickt dann ruhig ein. Und in der stillen Kammer Da schlummert eine Maid, Die hat der Tod geknicket In ihrer Blütezeit; Und als die Morgensonne Die Fenster hell beglänzt, Da wird die blasse Tote Geschmücket und bekränzt; Und als man trägt die Leiche Hinaus zum Kämmerlein, Da spielt die Mücke fröhlich Im goldnen Sonnenschein.
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Abend- und Morgenrot", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Romanzen [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Abend- und Morgenrot", WoO. 42 (1878) [ voice, piano ], from Jugendlieder [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre i aurora", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The red of evening and of morning", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Couchant et aurore", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 68
El mosquit s'atura a la finestra en la daurada llum del capvespre, es neteja les ales i, tot seguit, fa una becaina. I, a la cambra silenciosa, reposa una donzella que la mort ha segat en la flor de la seva vida. I quan el sol del matí omple de llum la finestra, la pàl·lida morta és abillada i entoiada. I quan treuen el cos a fora, a la recambra, el mosquit s'esplaia jogasser en la daurada llum del sol.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2013 by Salvador Pila, (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 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Abend- und Morgenrot", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Romanzen
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 80
