by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
Aftendæmring
Language: Danish (Dansk)
See, Aftnen er saa stille, og Himlen er saa blaae! Nu sove alle Blomster og alle Fugle smaae; De nikke og de drømme, forstyr ei deres Lyst! En Verden der jo bygger, selv i det mindste Bryst. I Drømme svinger Lærken sig i den friske Luft, Og hvad hvert Blomster føler, det aander ud i Duft. Den hele, vide Verden med sine Verdner smaae, Og alle Himlens Himle, jo i mit Hjerte staae; Jeg føler Øiet græde, og svimler dog af Lyst; Jeg kunde salig trykke hver Skabning til mit Bryst! See, alle Stjerner blinke - og Aftnen smelter bort; - Lad Stormene kun stige og klæde Natten sort. Sov sødt og drøm, I Fugle! - drøm kun I Blomster smaae! I Hjertet er der stille, og der er Himlen blaae!
Note: the spellings used in Cormontan's score are slightly different:
See -> Se
blaae -> blaa
smaae -> smaa
hele -> helle
staae -> staa
Researcher for this page: Leif Møller
See -> Se
blaae -> blaa
smaae -> smaa
hele -> helle
staae -> staa
Authorship:
- by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Aftendæmring" [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 Theodora Cormontan (1840 - 1922), "Aftendæmring", op. 4 (Tre sange) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Christiania, Warmuth [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Julius Thomson ; composed by Ludwig Hoffmann, Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, Carl Schuppert, Friedrich Robert Volkmann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Mark DeGarmeaux) , "Evening twilight", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Crépuscule du soir", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Leif Møller
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-21
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Word count: 131