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Der Abend blüht!
Der Westen glüht!
Wo bist du holdes Licht entglommen?
Aus welchem Stern [herabgeschwommen]1?
Ein lichter Brand
Flammt See und Land.
Es lodern in dem rothen Scheine
Die Fluren rings und rings die Hayne.
Wie sieht so hehr
Das düstre Meer!
Die Welle tanzt des Glanzes trunken,
Und sprüht lusttaumelnd Feuerfunken.
Es mahlt der Strahl
Das liebe Thal,
Das sie bewohnt der Holden Holde,
Mit Rosengluth und mattem Golde.
Geuß, Hesperus
Mit leisem Gruß
Auf sie, den Inhalt meiner Lieder,
Die schönsten deiner Rosen nieder.
Viel schöner blüht
Viel wärmer glüht
Die blasse Rose ihrer Wangen,
Und weckt inbrünstiges Verlangen.
Von ihr Ein Blick,
Ein trauter Nick
Durchzuckt elektrisch Mark und Leben,
Und macht den feinsten Nerv erbeben.
Drum Hesperus,
Beut Gruß und Kuß
Der Herrlichen, der Tadellosen,
Und opfr' ihr deine schönsten Rosen.
Bewunderung
Und Huldigung
Heischt nur das Schön, das ewig lebet,
Weil Huld und Heiligkeit es hebet.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with L.T.Kosegarten's Poesieen, Neueste Auflage, Dritter Band, Berlin 1803, pages 44-46.
1 Schubert: "herabgekommen"Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818), "Das Abendroth" [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), "Das Abendrot", D 236 (1815), published 1892 [ vocal trio for 2 sopranos and bass with piano ] [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) , "Het avondrood", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The sunset", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Coucher de soleil", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 152
Le soir est en fleurs, L'ouest est embrasé ! Où es-tu, jolie lumière qui rougit, De quelle étoile es-tu descendue ? Comme elle semble majestueuse, La mer sombre, Les vagues dansent enivrées par l'éclat Et des étincelles jaillissent dans un plaisir vertigineux. Comme elles fleurissent joliment, Comme elle brillent plus chaudement, Les joues de la rose pâle, Elles s'éveillent à la demande ardente. Ravissement Et serment de fidélité Sont réclamés par la seule beauté éternelle, Car elle accroît la grâce et la sainteté.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818), "Das Abendroth"
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 81