Thus the days come to an end

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

So gehen die Tage

(Sung text for setting by C. Sinding)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FIN

So gehen die Tage zu Ende 
ohne Klang und Sang.
Ein Hauch von vergilbenden Rosen 
weht müde den Weg entlang.

Lautlos fallen die Blätter 
von fröstelnden Bäumen herab 
dichter und immer dichter 
auf des Sommers Grab.

Im Mondschein stehen die Zweige 
starr wie in Zaubers Bann.
Aus blassen leeren Augen
sieht die Nacht dich an.

Composition:

Christian Sinding

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "So gehen die Tage zu Ende . .", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Einsame Wege

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 57

Thus pass the days

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Sinding)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Thus the days come to an end
without sound and singing.
A breath from yellowing roses
wafts wearily along the pathway.

Soundlessly the leaves of shivering
trees fall downward
thicker and ever thicker
upon the grave of summer

In the moonlight the branches 
are as frozen as if in a spell.
From out of pale empty eyes
the night gazes at you.

Translations of titles:
"So gehen die Tage" = "Thus pass the days"
"So gehen die Tage zu Ende . ." = "Thus the days come to an end"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "So gehen die Tage zu Ende . .", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Einkehr und Wende, in Einsame Wege
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