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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Sanft verglimmt des Tages Helle
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Sanft verglimmt des Tages Helle,
Und vom letzten Strahl geküßt
Liegt die glatte Meereswelle
Wie geschmolz'ner Amethyst.

Kaum ein Lüftchen rührt die Schwingen,
Schweigen rings und Abendgluth!
Nur der Fischer leises Singen
Schwebt verhallend auf der Fluth.

Jetzt erstirbt's; ihr Nachen gleitet
Ohne Laut dem Hafen zu,
Und um meine Seele breitet
Sich dein Zauber, Meeresruh'.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Spätherbstblätter, in Ostseelieder, no. 11 [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 Ida Becker, née Naumann (d. 1897), "Sanft verglimmt des Tages Helle", published 1897 [ voice and piano ], from Ostseelieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Felix) Otto Dessoff (1835 - 1892), "Sanft verglimmt des Tages Helle", op. 8 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 56

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