Songs

Adagio (Alles Tagverlangen)

by Joseph Marx From Vier Lieder nach Dichtungen von Anton Wildgans (1916)

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Adagio (Alles Tagverlangen)
German source: Anton Wildgans

Alles Tagverlangen
Ist zur Ruh gegangen
Rosenrot im Rohr -
Aus den Birkenzweigen,
Wo er still gehangen,
Bleich und netzgefangen,
Hebt in sanftem Steigen
Sich der Mond empor.

Leise, weiße Seiden
Kleiden jetzt die Weiden,
Schläfernd schlürft der Bach -
Schober auf den Wiesen
Hocken wie die Riesen,
Und die dunklen Hunde,
Ruhlos in der Runde,
Wandern wach.

Adagio from Four Songs to Poems by Anton Wildgans
English translation © Richard Stokes

All desire for day
Has gone to rest,
Rose-red in the reeds;
From the birch branches,
Where it hung in silence –
Pale and enmeshed –
The moon rises gently
Into the sky.

Delicate white silks
Now adorn the willows,
The stream laps dreamily along –
Hay-ricks on the meadows
Squat like giants,
And the dark hounds
Round about
Wander restlessly awake

Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Adagio (Alles Tagverlangen)
German source: Anton Wildgans

Adagio from Four Songs to Poems by Anton Wildgans
English source: Richard Stokes

Alles Tagverlangen
All desire for day
Ist zur Ruh gegangen
Has gone to rest,
Rosenrot im Rohr -
Rose-red in the reeds;
Aus den Birkenzweigen,
From the birch branches,
Wo er still gehangen,
Where it hung in silence –
Bleich und netzgefangen,
Pale and enmeshed –
Hebt in sanftem Steigen
The moon rises gently
Sich der Mond empor.
Into the sky.

Leise, weiße Seiden
Delicate white silks
Kleiden jetzt die Weiden,
Now adorn the willows,
Schläfernd schlürft der Bach -
The stream laps dreamily along –
Schober auf den Wiesen
Hay-ricks on the meadows
Hocken wie die Riesen,
Squat like giants,
Und die dunklen Hunde,
And the dark hounds
Ruhlos in der Runde,
Round about
Wandern wach.
Wander restlessly awake

Composer

Joseph Marx

Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx was an Austrian composer and critic.

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