Sunset, / Black clouds scud

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Sonnenuntergang

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CHI ENG ENG ENG FRE

Sonnenuntergang;
Schwarze Wolken zieh'n,
O wie schwül und bang
Alle Winde flieh'n!

Durch den Himmel wild
Jagen Blitze bleich;
Ihr vergänglich Bild
Wandelt durch den Teich.

Wie Gewitter klar
Mein' ich Dich zu seh'n,
Und dein langes Haar
Frei im Sturme weh'n!

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• T. Edelmann • J. Végh

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Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Sunset, / Black clouds scud

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sunset, 
Black clouds scud,
Oh how humidly and anxiously
All winds flee!

Wildly through the sky
Pale lightning bolts race;
Their ephemeral image
Wanders through the pond.

As clearly as a thunderstorm
I imagine that I see you,
And your long hair
Blowing freely in the storm!

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Translations of title(s):
"Schilflied" = "Song of the reeds"
"Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n" = "Sunset, black clouds scud"
"Sonnenuntergang" = "Sunset"
"Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken" = "Sunset, black clouds"
"Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken ziehen" = "Sunset, black clouds scud"
"Schilflied Nr. 4" = "Song of the reeds No. 4"
"Schilflied IV" = "Song of the reeds IV"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 4
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Word count: 48