by Max Dauthendey (1867 - 1918)
Sonne sank still in die Wälder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Sonne sank still in die Wälder. Blank unter den Wolken ein lichtarmer Streif, Wolken sonst weit, Wolken und Felder. Im Rasen zwei Pferde, und raufen Gras, Blaß spiegelt der Teich. Bleich wächst die Nacht aus der Erde.
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Confirmed with M. Dauthendey, Gedichte, Zweite Auflage, Minden i.W.: J.C.C. Bruns' Verlag, 1900, page 32.
Text Authorship:
- by Max Dauthendey (1867 - 1918), no title, appears in Reliquien [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 Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Sonne sank still in die Wälder", op. 4 (Sechs Gedichte) no. 5, published 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Walter Rein (1893 - 1955), "Sonne sank", 1954 [sung text checked 1 time]
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