Towards evening my heart | In the evening one hears the cry of bats

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Zu Abend mein Herz

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

Am Abend hört man den Schrei der Fledermäuse.
Zwei Rappen springen auf der Wiese.
Der rote Ahorn rauscht.
Dem Wanderer erscheint die kleine Schenke am Weg.
Herrlich schmecken junger Wein und Nüsse.
Herrlich: betrunken zu taumeln in dämmernden Wald.
Durch schwarzes Geäst tönen schmerzliche Glocken.
Auf das Gesicht tropft Tau.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Zu Abend mein Herz", appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 , in Im Dorf [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 Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Zu Abend mein Herz", 1996 [ low voice and string quartet ], from 4 Lieder nach Texten von Georg Trakl, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Towards evening my heart", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mon cœur le soir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A sera, mio cuore", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 50

Towards evening my heart

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the evening one hears the cry of bats.
Two black horses leap in the meadow.
The scarlet maple rustles.
To the wanderer the small tavern appears along the way.
The young wine and the nuts taste gorgeous.
Gorgeous: to stagger drunken into the dusking woods.
Through black branches pain-ridden bells sound.
Dew drips on the face.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Zu Abend mein Herz", appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 , in Im Dorf
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This text was added to the website: 2017-02-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 57