by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Schilflied Nr. 4 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
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!
Composition:
- Set to music by Emilie Zumsteeg (1796 - 1857), "Schilflied Nr. 4", op. 6 (Lieder) no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Down the sun disc goes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Coucher de soleil", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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