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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Dämmrung senkte sich von oben
 (Sung text for setting by J. Grimm)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA
Dämmrung senkte sich von oben,
Schon ist alle Nähe fern;
Doch zuerst emporgehoben
Holden Lichts der Abendstern!
Alles schwankt in's Ungewisse,
Nebel schleichen in die Höh';
Schwarzvertiefte Finsternisse
Widerspiegelnd ruht der See.

Nun am östlichen Bereiche
Ahn' ich Mondenglanz und Gluth,
Schlanker Weiden Haargezweige
Scherzen auf der nächsten Fluth.
Durch bewegter Schatten Spiele
Zittert Luna's Zauberschein,
Und durch's Auge zieht die Kühle
Sänftigend in's Herz hinein.

Composition:

    Set to music by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Dämmrung senkte sich von oben", op. 18 no. 3, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres- und Tageszeiten, no. 8

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Florence T. Jameson) , "Twilight from above has fallen"
  • FRE French (Français) [singable] (Frieda Boutarel) (Amédée Boutarel) , "L'ombre tombe lente et pâle"
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 69

El crepuscle ha davallat
 (Sung text translation for setting by J. Grimm)
 See original
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
El crepuscle ha davallat,
ja tots els encontorns són lluny;
però primer s’enlaira
l’encisera llum de l’estrella del vespre!
Tot fluctua en la incertesa,
la boira s’esquitlla vers les alçàries;
reflectint foscúries negres i profundes,
s’encalma el llac.

Ara, a l’àmbit de llevant,
albiro la llum i el fulgor de la lluna,
branques d’esvelts salzes, com cabells,
juguen amb la propera onada.
A través del bellugadís joc d’ombres,
tremola l’encisera llum de la lluna,
i a través dels meus ulls s’esquitlla la frescor,
apaivagant, fins a dins del cor.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2022 by Salvador Pila, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres- und Tageszeiten, no. 8
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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 89

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