When the sun has departed | When the sun has departed

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

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 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!

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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.

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]

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Word count: 75

When the sun has departed

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When the sun has departed,
The darkness arrives,
The sunset glow has golden cheeks,
And the night is dressed in mourning.

Since love has departed,
I am nothing but a Moor-child,
And my red fresh cheeks
Have become dark and forlorn.

Darkness must deeply conceal
All pain, all joy;
But the moon and the stars show
What dwells within my bosom.

When my lips do not tell you
Of the quiet fervour of my heart,
My gaze and my tears show you
How love never rests.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), "Wenn die Sonne weggegangen!", written 1801/3, appears in Ponce de Leon, first published 1803
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 87