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Sinke, liebe Sonne, sinke! Ende deinen trüben Lauf, Und an deine Stelle winke Bald den Mond herauf. Herrlicher und schöner dringe Aber Morgen dann herfür, Liebe Sonn'! und mit dir bringe Meinen Lieben mir.
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Confirmed with Sämmtliche Gedichte Gabrielens von Baumberg. Wien, gedruckt bey Joh. Thom. Edl. v. Trattnern, k.k. Hofbuchdrucker und Buchhändler, 1800, page 18.
Authorship:
- by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839), "Als ich einen Freund des nächsten Morgens auf dem Lande zum Besuche erwartete" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "An die Sonne", op. posth. 118 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, D 270 (1815?), published 1829 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de zon", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the sun", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au soleil", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Al sole", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "Al sol", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 34
Tramonta, mio amato sole, tramonta! Cessa il tuo triste percorso, e al tuo posto comanda alla luna di sorgere presto. Ma più bello e glorioso, al mattino, domani nuovamente risorgi, mio amato sole! e per mano a me il mio amore conduci.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2011 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gabriele von Baumberg (1766 - 1839), "Als ich einen Freund des nächsten Morgens auf dem Lande zum Besuche erwartete"
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 42