To the sun | Sink, dear sun, sink!

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by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Sinke, liebe Sonne, sinke!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Sinke, liebe Sonne, sinke!
Ende deinen trüben Lauf,
Und an deine Stelle winke
Bald den Mond herauf.

Herrlicher und schöner dringe
Aber Morgen dann herfür,
Liebe Sonn'! und mit dir bringe
Meinen Lieben mir.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Sämmtliche Gedichte Gabrielens von Baumberg. Wien, gedruckt bey Joh. Thom. Edl. v. Trattnern, k.k. Hofbuchdrucker und Buchhändler, 1800, page 18.

Text Authorship:

by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839), "Als ich einen Freund des nächsten Morgens auf dem Lande zum Besuche erwartete" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An die Sonne", op. posth. 118 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, D 270 (1815?), published 1829 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de zon", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the sun", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au soleil", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Al sole", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "Al sol", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 34

To the sun

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Sink, dear sun, sink!
End your cloudy run,
and beckon to the moon
quickly to take your place.

But, magnificently and more beautifully,
rise again tomorrow,
dear sun! and bring with you
my sweetheart back to me.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839), "Als ich einen Freund des nächsten Morgens auf dem Lande zum Besuche erwartete"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 37