The red of evening and of morning | The mosquito sits at the window

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Abend‑ und Morgenrot

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Die Mücke sitzt am Fenster
Im goldnen Abendschein,
Sie putzt sich ihre Flügel
Und nickt dann ruhig ein.

Und in der stillen Kammer
Da schlummert eine Maid,
Die hat der Tod geknicket
In ihrer Blütezeit;

Und als die Morgensonne
Die Fenster hell beglänzt,
Da wird die blasse Tote
Geschmücket und bekränzt;

Und als man trägt die Leiche
Hinaus zum Kämmerlein,
Da spielt die Mücke fröhlich
Im goldnen Sonnenschein.

Note: "Morgenroth" would be modernized to "Morgenrot"

Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Abend- und Morgenrot", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Romanzen [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Abend- und Morgenrot", WoO. 42 (1878) [ voice, piano ], from Jugendlieder [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre i aurora", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The red of evening and of morning", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Couchant et aurore", 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.
Line count: 16
Word count: 68

The red of evening and of morning

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The mosquito sits at the window
In the golden glow of evening,
She polishes her wings
And then nods off peacefully.
 
And in the quiet chamber
A maiden slumbers,
Death has broken her
In the midst of her blossoming;
 
And when the morning sun
Brightly shines upon the windows,
The pale dead girl is
Adorned and wreathed with flowers;
 
And as they carry her body
Out of the little chamber,
The mosquito is merrily cavorting
In the golden sunshine.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Abend- und Morgenrot", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Romanzen
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 79