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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Wenn die Sonne weggegangen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Wenn die Sonne weggegangen,
Kommt die Dunkelheit heran,
Abendroth hat goldne Wangen,
Und die Nacht hat Trauer an.

Seit die Liebe weggegangen,
Bin ich nun ein Mohrenkind,
Und die [rothen frohen]1 Wangen
Dunkel und verloren sind.

Dunkelheit muß tief verschweigen
Alles Wehe, alle Lust;
Aber Mond und Sterne zeigen,
Was mir wohnet in der Brust.

Wenn die Lippen dir verschweigen
Meines Herzens stille Gluth,
Müssen Blick' und Thränen zeigen,
Wie die Liebe nimmer ruht!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Grimm 

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Confirmed with Clemens Brentano, Gesammelte Schriften, herausgegeben von Christian Brentano, Zweiter Band, Weltliche Gedichte, Frankfurt am Main: J.D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1852, page 171.

1 Grimm: "rosenroten"

Text Authorship:

  • by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), "Wenn die Sonne weggegangen!", written 1801/3, appears in Ponce de Leon, first published 1803 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Annette Elisabeth, Freiin von Droste-Hülshoff (1797 - 1848), "Wenn die Sonne weggegangen", 1877 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Wenn die Sonne weggegangen", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1868 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig: J. Rieter-Biedermann  [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Wenn die Sonne weggegangen" [ soprano and harp ], from Valeria-Lieder, aus Clemens Brentanos "Ponce de Leon" 1803, no. 4, Schott Music [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Wenn die Sonne weggegangen", op. 24 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When the sun has departed", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lorsque disparaît le soleil", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-08-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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