Die Sonne senkt sich in des Meeres...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Die Sonne senkt sich in des Meeres Schooß,
Allein das Licht, der Himmel läßt's nicht los.
Es blüht und glüht und macht die Nacht zum Tage,
Zum Jubellied der Nachtigallen Klage.
So gingst du zwar; doch deines Wesens Licht,
Verläßt den Himmel meiner Seele nicht.
Wo ich denn wandern mag und ruhn auf Erden,
Kann nimmer Nacht und Trauer in mir werden.
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Confirmed with C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 93.
Note: The poem was written June 20, 1840.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "After the farewell", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2006-11-13
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After the farewell
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The sun sinks into the lap of the sea,
But the light - the sky does not release it.
It blossoms and glows and turns night into day,
The lament of the nightingale into a paean of joy.
Thus you departed, but the light of your being
Does not depart from the sky of my soul.
Wherever I may wander and rest on earth,
Night and sadness can never arise within me.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs and Harald Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-13
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