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Tiefer sinket schon die Sonne, Und es athmet alles Ruhe, Tages Arbeit ist vollendet, Und die Kinder scherzen munter. Grüner glänzt die grüne Erde, Eh die Sonne ganz versunken; Milden Balsam hauchen leise In die Lüfte nun die Blumen, Der die Seele zart berühret, Wenn die Sinne selig trunken. Kleine Vögel, ferne Menschen, Berge himmelan geschwungen, Und der große Silberstrom, Der im Thale schlank gewunden, Alles scheint dem Dichter redend, Denn er hat den Sinn gefunden; Und das All ein einzig Chor, Manches Lied aus einem Munde.
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Confirmed with Musen-Almanach für das Jahr 1802. Herausgegeben von A. W. Schlegel und L. Tieck. Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1802, page 133; and with Friedrich Schlegel's sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Gedichte. Berlin, bei Julius Eduard Hitzig, 1809, page 12.
Authorship
- by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), no title, appears in Abendröte, in Erster Teil, no. 1, first published 1802 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Abendröte", D 690 (1823), published 1830 [ voice, piano ], A.Diabelli & Co., VN 3704, Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 7) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Vermellor del capvespre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondrood", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Evening glow", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Coucher de soleil", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Tramonto", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 87
Le soleil plonge déjà plus profond, Et tout respire la paix, Le travail de la journée est achevé, Et les enfants s'amusent joyeusement. La terre verte brille plus vert, Avant que le soleil n'ait disparu entièrement. Des senteurs douces se répandent légèrement Depuis les fleurs dans l'air, Qui tendrement touchent l'âme, Quand les sens les boivent béatement. Des petits oiseaux, des gens au loin, Des montagnes bordant le ciel, Et le grand courant argenté Mince et tordu dans la vallée, Tout parle au poète Car il a découvert leur sens : Et tout n'est qu'un seul chœur, De nombreux chants sortant d'une bouche.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), no title, appears in Abendröte, in Erster Teil, no. 1, first published 1802
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 103