by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Abendkelch voll Sonnenlicht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Abendkelch voll Sonnenlicht Noch einmal geneiget, Eh' des Tages Herze bricht Und der Nacht verhüllt' Gesicht Seinen Tod beschweiget! Alles Herzwehs Abendwein, Laß dich trinken, trinken! Glüh dein Gold in mich hinein! Und dann mag auch über mein Haupt ihr Antlitz sinken.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), appears in Und aber ründet sich ein Kranz [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 Wilhelm Petersen (1890 - 1957), "Abend", op. 41 (Vier Lieder) no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Abendkelch voll Sonnenlicht", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1934), published c1977 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N. Y. : Mobart Music Publications [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Calice du soir empli de la lumière du soleil", copyright © 2011, (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.
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