by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Tiefer sinket schon die Sonne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Tiefer sinket schon die Sonne,
Und es athmet alles Ruhe,
Tages Arbeit ist vollendet,
Und die Kinder scherzen munter.
Grüner glänzt die grüne Erde,
Eh die Sonne ganz versunken;
Milden Balsam hauchen leise
In die Lüfte nun die Blumen,
Der die Seele zart berühret,
Wenn die Sinne selig trunken.
Kleine Vögel, ferne Menschen,
Berge himmelan geschwungen,
Und der große Silberstrom,
Der im Thale schlank gewunden,
Alles scheint dem Dichter redend,
Denn er hat den Sinn gefunden;
Und das All ein einzig Chor,
Manches Lied aus einem Munde.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, page 133; and with Friedrich Schlegel's sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Gedichte. Berlin, bei Julius Eduard Hitzig, 1809, page 12.


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Vermellor del capvespre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondrood", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Evening glow", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Coucher de soleil", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Tramonto", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 87

Evening glow
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 The sun is already sinking deeper,
 and everything breathes peace.
 The day's work is done,
 and the children jest merrily.
 The green earth shines greener
 before the sun has sunk entirely.
 Balmy scents waft gently
 in the air from the flowers,
 tenderly soothing the soul
 whenever the senses drink them blissfully.
 Small birds, far-off people,
 mountains lining the sky, 
 and the great silver stream
 that winds narrowly in the valley -
 everything speaks to the poet
 for he has discovered their meaning:
 and everything is a single choir,
 many songs from one mouth.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 92