by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
Der Tag klingt ab
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der Tag klingt ab, es gilbt sich Glück und Licht, Mittag ist ferne. Wie lange noch? Dann kommen Mond und Sterne Und Wind und Reif: nun säum ich länger nicht, Der Frucht gleich, die ein Hauch vom Baume bricht.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) [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 Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Der Tag klingt ab", op. 13 no. 2 (1935-6) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Der Tag klingt ab", op. 1 (Sieben Gesänge) no. 3 (1903-4), published 1912 [ baritone and piano ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Luise Haessler (1866 - ?) ; composed by Karl Weigl.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-14
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Word count: 39