by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945)
Translation Singable translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931)
After sunset
Language: English
The sea lies quieted beneath The after sunset flush That leaves upon the heap'd grey clouds The grapes faint purple blush. Pale, from a little space in heaven Of delicate ivory. The sickle moon and one gold star Look down upon the sea.
Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "After sunset", appears in Silhouettes, in At Dieppe, no. 1, first published 1892 [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 John Joseph Becker (1886 - 1961), "After sunset", published 1959, from At Dieppe, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis Campbell-Tipton (1877 - 1921), "After sunset", 1907 [ voice and piano ], from Four Sea Lyrics, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Berthold Neuer , "After sunset", published <<1940 [ voice and piano? ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "After sunset", published 1913 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone with orchestra ], from Three Moods of the Sea = Drei Lieder vom Meere, no. 3, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931) ; composed by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43
Nach dem Sturm
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Die Sonne sank hinab, das Meer wird still im Abendschein, im letzten Glanz der Wolken Grau erglüht wie dunkler Wein. Bleich wie von Elfenbein ein Spalt dort blinket aus Himmelshöh' in stillem Glanz ein gold'ner Stern hernieder auf die See.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Arthur Symons (1865 - 1945), "After sunset", appears in Silhouettes, in At Dieppe, no. 1, first published 1892
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ethel Mary Smyth, Dame (1858 - 1944), "Nach dem Sturm", published 1913 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and orchestra ], from Three Moods of the Sea = Drei Lieder vom Meere, no. 3, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 40