by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)
Du lægger dig ned en aftenstund
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Our translations: GER
Du lægger dig ned en aftenstund og giver dig til at drømme; søvnen er sød, og hvilen er sund, og tankerne holdes i første blund i tømme. Men eftersom nattens timer gå, styrer du ud på må og få i stærke og stride strømme. Du vågner silde; for sent, min ven, til at finde dig selv ved det gamle igen. O hvilke gåder fra nattens grund, hvilke sælsomme syner i søvnens blund, o hvilke farlige drømme!
Text Authorship:
- by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), appears in Tannhäuser, first published 1877 [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Du lægger dig ned en aftenstund", 1878, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Farlige Drømme: seks digte fra Holger Drachmanns "Tannhäuser", no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Heidrun Beer) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 76