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Waldemar: Nun dämpft die Dämm'rung jeden Ton von Meer und Land, Die fliegenden Wolken lagerten sich wohlig am Himmelsrand. Lautloser Friede schloß dem Forst die luftigen Pforten zu, und des Meeres klare Wogen wiegten sich selber zur Ruh. Im Westen wirft die Sonne von sich die Purpurtracht und träumt im Flutenbette des nächsten Tages Pracht. Nun regt sich nicht das kleinste Laub in des Waldes prangendem Haus; nun tönt auch nicht der leiseste Klang: Ruh' aus, mein Sinn, ruh' aus! Und jede Macht ist versunken in der eignen Träume Schoß, und es treibt mich zu mir selbst zurück, stillfriedlich, sorgenlos.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Nun dämpft die Dämm'rung (Waldemar)", c1900, published 1912 [ voice and orchestra ], from Gurrelieder, no. 1a [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 21
Word count: 100
Waldemar: Maintenant le crépuscule étouffe chaque son, qu'il vienne de la mer ou de la terre. Les nuages qui volaient font une halte agréable à la lisière du ciel. Une paix silencieuse a fermé les portes légères de la forêt, et les vagues transparentes de la mer se sont elles-mêmes bercées et endormies. À l'ouest le soleil jette ses habits de pourpre et dans son lit ondoyant rêve à la splendeur du prochain jour. Maintenant rien ne bouge, pas même la moindre feuille, dans le logis resplendissant de la forêt ; on n'entend pas non plus le moindre son : Sois en paix, mon esprit, sois en paix ! Et toute puissance a sombré dans le sein de ses propres rêves, et me ramène à moi-même, dans une paix silencieuse, sans souci.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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 Robert Franz Arnold (1872 - 1938)
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2013-07-31
Line count: 21
Word count: 129