Quiet, lilac-drunk summer evening | Quiet, lilac-drunk summer evening

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by Oskar Ludwig Brandt (1889 - 1943)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Stiller fliedertrunkner Sommerabend

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Stiller fliedertrunkner Sommerabend,
Steigest hernieder du in ruhiger Pracht
Bringest die Sehnsucht mir, duftschwer und labend
Folgt dir die maienklingende singende Nacht.

Leise hauchet die Luft, und leise bewegen
Die Bäume und Sträucher ihre Wipfel, sehnend und schwer
Nicken dir befruchtenden Nacht sie entgegen!
Rufen die heimlich trunkenen Wünsche mir her.

Text Authorship:

by Oskar Ludwig Brandt (1889 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked 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 Luise Greger (1862 - 1944), "Stiller fliedertrunkner Sommerabend", op. 28 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Quiet, lilac-drunk summer evening", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 51

Quiet, lilac‑drunk summer evening

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Quiet, lilac-drunk summer evening,
You descend in quiet splendour,
Bringing me yearning; scent-laden and refreshing
There follows the singing night, resounding of May.

Quietly the breezes waft, and the trees and bushes
Softly move their crowns; yearningly and heavily
They nod toward you, fructifying night!
For me they call forth secret, intoxicating wishes.

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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-04
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Word count: 53