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by Steen Steensen Blicher (1782 - 1848)

Translation © by Heidrun Beer

Ossians Sang til Aftenstjernen

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: GER

Yndigt er dit Lys, o Aftenstjerne!
Klart i Vesten, i det dunkle Fjerne,
Strider frem Du fra din røde Sky.
Statelig Du over Bjerget svæver;
Vindens sidste Pust på Søen bæver,
Den måe til sit Natteherberg tye.
 
Fjerne Fos i Klipperivten suser;
Havets Bølge huult mod Klinten bruser —
Faure Lys! så snart heniler Du!
Aftenmyggesværm på tynde Vinger
Summende hen over Marken svinger —
Faure Lys! vilt Du ej tøve nu?

Men Du daler, i din Bortgang smiler;
Bølgehæren trindt omkring Dig iler,
Bader dine lyse Hår med Lyst.
Gak da, Stjerne, til dit Sovekammer!
Sjelenes Lys i Ossian opflammer,
Fortids Minde røres i hans Bryst.a

Text Authorship:

by Steen Steensen Blicher (1782 - 1848) [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), "Ossians Sang til Aftenstjernen", subtitle: "Af Ossianske Elegier", published 1866 [ voice and piano ], from Romancer og sange af Steen Blicher, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Heidrun Beer) , "Ossian's Lied an den Abendstern", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 107

Ossian's Lied an den Abendstern

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

Lieblich ist dein Licht, o Abendsterne!
Hell im Westen, aus der dunklen Ferne
Steigst du aus roten Wolken mit Bedacht.
Stetig du hoch über'm Berge stehest;
Auf dem See des Windes Hauch verwehet,
Herberg' muß er suchen für die Nacht.
 
Fern der Bach in Felsenschluchten sauset;
Hohl die Woge an den Klippen brauset -
Schönes Licht! So bald entfliehst du mir! 
Abendmückenschwarm auf dünnen Flügeln
Summt im Kreise über Feldern und Hügeln -
Schönes Licht! willst du nicht weilen hier?
 
Doch du sinkst, ein letztes Lächeln winket;
Wellenheer so zärtlich um dich blinket,
Badet deine gold'nen Haar' in Lust.
Geh' denn, Stern, und schlaf' in deiner Kammer! 
Licht der Seele Ossian entflammet,
Ur-Erinn'rung regt sich in seiner Brust.

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a text in Danish (Dansk) by Steen Steensen Blicher (1782 - 1848)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 116