To the setting sun | Sun, you are sinking!

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by Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

An die untergehende Sonne

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE SPA

  Sonne du sinkst!
  Sonne du sinkst!
  Sink' in Frieden, o Sonne!

Still und ruhig ist deines Scheidens Gang,
Rührend und feyerlich deines Scheidens Schweigen.
Wehmuth lächelt dein freundliches Auge;
Thränen entträufeln den goldenen Wimpern;
Segnungen strömst du der duftenden Erde.
Immer tiefer, 
Immer leiser,
Immer ernster, feierlicher
sinkest du den Aether hinab!

  Sonne du sinkst!
  Sonne du sinkst!
  Sink' in Frieden, o Sonne!

Es segnen die Völker, 
Es säuseln die Lüfte,
Es räuchern die dampfenden Wiesen dir nach;
Winde durchrieseln dein lockiges Haar;
Wogen kühlen die brennende Wange;
Weit auf thut sich dein Wasserbett -
  Ruh' in Frieden!
  Ruh' in Wonne!
Die Nachtigall flötet dir Schlummergesang.

  Sonne du sinkst!
  Sonne du sinkst!
  Sink' in Frieden, o Sonne!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-5 of the original text.

Note: The title of the first version (1788) is "An die scheidende Sonne".

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818), "An die untergehende Sonne", written 1787

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al sol ponent", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de ondergaande zon", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the setting sun", copyright ©
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "To the setting sun", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au soleil couchant", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Mercedes Vivas) , "Al sol en el ocaso", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 60
Word count: 287

To the setting sun

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

    Sun, you are sinking!
    Sun, you are sinking!
    Sink in peace, oh sun!

The pace of your departure is calm and peaceful,
The silence of your departure is stirring and celebratory.
Your friendly eye smiles with melancholy;
Tears drop from your golden eyelashes;
You pour blessings onto the fragrant earth.
Ever deeper,
Ever deeper,
More and more serious and celebratory,
You are sinking down through the ether!

    Sun, you are sinking!
    Sun, you are sinking!
    Sink in peace, oh sun!

The peoples are blessing you,
The breezes are rustling,
The steaming meadows are sending vapour up towards you;
Wind is blowing through your curly hair;
Waves are cooling your burning cheeks;
Your watery bed is being laid out for you - 
  Rest in peace!
  Sleep happily!
The nightingale is playing you a lullaby.

    Sun, you are sinking!
    Sun, you are sinking!
    Sink in peace, oh sun!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Malcolm Wren, (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 Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818), "An die untergehende Sonne", written 1787
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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-30
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Word count: 363