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Rote Abendwolken ziehn am Firmament, Sehnsuchtsvoll nach dir, Mein Lieb, das Herze brennt, Himmel strahlt in glühnder Pracht, Und ich träum bei Tag und Nacht Nur allein von dem süßen Liebchen mein.
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- by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Rote Abendwolken ziehn am Firmament", op. 103 no. 11 (1887/8), published 1888 [ voice or SATB chorus and piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 11, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gunnar de Frumerie (1908 - 1987), "Rote Abendwolken", 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Zigeunerlieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Melcher Svensson (1882 - 1961), "Rote Abendwolken ziehn am Firmament", 1910, orchestrated 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Zigeunerlieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2019
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Le rosse nuvole della sera viaggiano in cielo", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:24
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Red evening clouds drift across the heavens; Full of longing for you, My love, my heart burns; The sky blazes in glowing splendour, And I dream day and night Of my sweet beloved alone.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906)
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Text added to the website: 2019-12-02 00:00:00
Last modified: 2019-12-02 18:17:09
Line count: 6
Word count: 34