Now the shadows darken

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Sehnsucht

(Sung text for setting by J. Schachner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG ENG ENG FRE

Nun die Schatten dunkeln,
Stern an Stern erwacht:
Welch ein Hauch der Sehnsucht
Flutet durch die Nacht!

Durch das Meer der Träume
Steuert ohne Ruh',
Steuert meine Seele
Deiner Seele zu.

Die sich dir ergeben,
Nimm sie ganz dahin!
Ach, du weißt, daß nimmer
Ich mir eigen bin.

Composition:

Joseph Rudolph Schachner

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Für Musik", appears in Juniuslieder, in Lieder

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

ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Now the shadows are darkening", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "For music", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "Now the shades are deep'ning"
ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 54

Now the shadows darken

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Schachner)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Now the shadows darken,
star upon star awakes.
What a gust of loneliness
overwhelms the night!

My soul navigates
through a sea of dreams
restlessly and without calm
towards your soul.

Take it there as it is,
obedient to you and entire!
Ah, you know that
I am no longer my own.

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Line count: 12
Word count: 52