Drüben geht die Sonne scheiden,
Und der müde Tag entschlief.
Niederhängen hier die Weiden
In den Teich, so still, so tief.

Und ich muß mein Liebstes meiden:
Quill, o Thräne, quill hervor!
Traurig säuseln hier die Weiden,
Und im Winde bebt das Rohr.

In mein stilles, tiefes Leiden
Strahltest du, Ferne! hell und mild,
Wie durch Binsen hier und Weiden
Strahlt des Abendsternes Bild.

Composition:

Set to music by Emanuel Moór (1863 - 1931), "Abendlied", op. 13 (Sechzehn Lieder) no. 5, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], London, Schott

Text Authorship:

• by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 1

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The sun is sinking over there", copyright ©
• ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Yonder there the sun is leaving", 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 © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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