When from the heights of noontide

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by Apollonius August, Freiherr von Maltitz (1795 - 1870)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wann sich von des Mittags Höhen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wann sich von des [Mittags Höhen]¹
   Schon die Sonne neigt zur Nacht,
Bleibt so mancher Lenz noch stehen,
   Sieht uns freundlich an und lacht,
Blickt dann auf entlaubte Bäume,
   Neigt sein holdes Angesicht --
Schenken kann er nur noch Träume,
   Hoffnungsschwingen gibt er nicht.

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• J. Lang

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Confirmed with Gedichte von A. von Maltitz, Erster Band, München: Druck von Georg Franz, 1838, page 87.

¹ Lang: "Mittagshöhen"

Text Authorship:

by Apollonius August, Freiherr von Maltitz (1795 - 1870), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Namenlose, no. 54 [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Zur Erinnerung an 'Wh.' aus Maltitz’s Namenloser", 1838 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

When from the heights of noontide

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When from the heights of noontide
   The sun already inclines itself toward night,
Many a springtime still lingers,
   Gazes upon us in a friendly manner and laughs,
It then looks upon defoliated trees,
   Bows its lovely face --
All it can give us any longer is dreams,
   It does not bestow pinions of hope.

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Translation of title "Zur Erinnerung an 'Wh.' aus Maltitz’s Namenloser" = "In remembrance of 'Wh.' from Maltitz’s nameless poems"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Apollonius August, Freiherr von Maltitz (1795 - 1870), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Namenlose, no. 54
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 53