Du legst dich hin zur Abendstund

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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Translation © by Heidrun Beer

Du lægger dig ned en aftenstund

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: GER

Du lægger dig ned en aftenstund
og giver dig til at drømme;
søvnen er sød, og hvilen er sund,
og tankerne holdes i første blund i tømme.
Men eftersom nattens timer gå,
styrer du ud på må og få
i stærke og stride strømme.
Du vågner silde; for sent, min ven,
til at finde dig selv ved det gamle igen.
O hvilke gåder fra nattens grund,
hvilke sælsomme syner i søvnens blund,
o hvilke farlige drømme!

Text Authorship:

by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), appears in Tannhäuser, first published 1877 [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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Du lægger dig ned en aftenstund", 1878, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Farlige Drømme: seks digte fra Holger Drachmanns "Tannhäuser", no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Heidrun Beer) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 76

Du legst dich hin zur Abendstund

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Danish (Dansk)

Du legst dich hin zur Abendstund,
verlierst dich in deinen Träumen;
Schlaf ist ja süß, die Ruhe gesund,
nie würdest Gewohntes du ohne Grund versäumen.
Doch du, als die Nachtstunde schreitet voran,
steuerst erkühnt eine andere Bahn,
entkommst deinen engen Zäumen.
Dann endlich erwachst du, mein Freund - zu spät,
es gibt kein Zurück mehr, die Saat ist gesät.
Oh, welche Rätsel vom Grund der Nacht,
was für selt'ne Gesichte der Schlaf hat gebracht,
oh, welch' gefährliche Träume!

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a text in Danish (Dansk) by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), appears in Tannhäuser, first published 1877
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 77