Evening rest | I lay leaning against a tree

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by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gelehnet lag ich an dem Baum

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Gelehnet lag ich an dem Baum,
   Und lauscht' dem Wellensang; 
Versunken ganz in holden Traum 
   Ward nicht die Zeit mir lang. 

Die Sonne lenkt' den Strahlenlauf 
   Zum tiefen Horizont,
Das Abendroth stieg mild herauf, 
   Es folgt der Silbermond.

Der Mond ging endlich auch zur Ruh'
   Ringsum mich ward es Nacht;
Mir fielen nicht die Augen zu
   Auf einsam stiller Wacht.

So möcht' ich ruhen Tag und Nacht,
   Und überschaun mein Glück,
Und ewig ewig träumen nach
   Dem Einen Augenblick.

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Text Authorship:

by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), no title [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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Abendruhe", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme) no. 3, published 1847 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening rest", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2012-09-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

Evening rest

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I lay leaning against a tree,
   And listened to the singing of the waves;
Completely immersed in a lovely dream,
   Time did not hang heavy on my hands.

The sun took its beaming journey
   To the low horizon,
The glow of sunset gently arose,
   The silvery moon followed suit.

The moon, too, finally went to rest,
   Round about me night fell;
My eyes did not fall shut
   During my solitary, silent watch.

Thus would I like to rest day and night,
   And survey my happiness,
And ever, ever dream again
   That One Moment.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 93