Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n | Sonnenuntergang

Sonnenuntergang

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): ENG ENG ENG FRE

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!

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Sehnsucht, in Schilflieder, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken zieh'n", op. 9 no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder von Lenau, no. 4, Wien, (Buchholz & Diebel Sort.) [sung text not yet checked]
by Albert Ernst Anton Becker (1834 - 1899), "Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken ziehn", op. 4 (Vier Lieder) no. 3, published 1880 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Claussen (1843 - 1869), "Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken", op. 2 (Fünf Schilflieder von Lenau, für eine tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1874 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
by Toni Edelmann (b. 1945), "Schilflied IV ", published c2003 [ voice and piano ], from Herbstlieder, no. 4, Helsinki : Sulasol [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernst II, Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (1818 - 1893), "Sonnenuntergang", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Schilflieder von Lenau, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n", op. 2 no. 4, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by A. Friedland , "Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder. Cyklus von 5 Gesängen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
by (Leonard Johann Heinrich) Albert Fuchs (1858 - 1910), "Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken ziehen", published 1879 [ alto or mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Schilflieder von Lenau. Liedercyklus für Alt (oder Mezzo-Sopran oder Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Paul Geisler (1856 - 1919), "Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. 2. Folge. Zehn Dichtungen von Lenau und Heine, no. 3, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "Sonnenuntergang", 1909 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius Lammers (1829 - 1888), "Sonnenuntergang", op. 7 (Schilf-Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Henri Marteau (1874 - 1934), "Sonnenuntergang", op. 31 (Fünf Schilflieder) no. 4, published 1925 [ baritone, viola and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Mayer (1859 - 1931), "Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n", op. 5 no. 4, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder von Lenau für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841 - 1890), "Sonnenuntergang", op. 40 no. 4 [ voice and piano ], from Schilflieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Schilflieder IV", op. 32 no. 4 [ medium voice and piano ], from Schilflieder = Chants des joncs et des roseaux, no. 4, also set in French (Français) [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Sonnenuntergang, schwarze Wolken zieh'n", op. 98 (Zwei Schilflieder für Alt (oder Bass) mit Pianoforte (Fortsetzung von Op. 7)) no. 1, published 1895 [ alto or bass and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
by Edgar Pierre Joseph Tinel (1854 - 1912), "Sonnenuntergang", op. 10 no. 4 (1875) [ voice and piano ], from Schilf-Lieder, no. 4, also set in Flemish (translated by E. Hiel) [sung text not yet checked]
by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Sonnenuntergang; schwarze Wolken zieh'n", op. 6 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
by János Végh (1845 - 1918), as Johann Végh, "Sonnenuntergang", published 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte, Heft 2, no. 10, Pest: Táborszky & Parsch; Wien: F. Wessely; Leipzig: Fr. Hofmeister, Nr. 72 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Arthur Wulffius (1867 - 1920), "Schilflied", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
by Emilie Zumsteeg (1796 - 1857), "Schilflied Nr. 4", op. 6 (Lieder) no. 3, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917) ; composed by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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