Text & Translation
Das Abendroth
German source:
Kosegarten, Ludwig
Der Westen glüht!
Wo bist du holdes Licht entglommen,
Aus welchem Stern herabgekommen?
Es malt der Strahl
Das liebe Tal,
Das sie bewohnt, der Holden Holde,
Mit Rosengluth und mattem Golde.
Viel schöner blüht,
Viel wärmer glüht
Die blasse Rose ihrer Wangen,
Und weckt inbrünstiges Verlangen.
Drum Hesperus
Beut Gruss und Kuss
Der Herrlichen, der Tadellosen,
Und opfr’ ihr deine schönsten Rosen.
The Evening Song
English translation ©
Todd E. Sullivan
the west glows!
Where are you glowing, dear light,
from which star have you come down?
Its beam paints
the loving valley
in which she lives, the dearest one,
with rose embers and dull gold.
More beautifully blooms,
more warmly glows
the pale rose of your cheeks,
and the longing that burns within awakes.
Therefore Hesperus
captures the greeting and the kiss
of the magnificent one, the blameless one,
and offers to her your beautiful roses.
Das Abendroth
German source:
Kosegarten, Ludwig
The Evening Song
English source:
Todd E. Sullivan
Der Abend blüht,
The evening blooms,
Der Westen glüht!
the west glows!
Wo bist du holdes Licht entglommen,
Where are you glowing, dear light,
Aus welchem Stern herabgekommen?
from which star have you come down?
Es malt der Strahl
Its beam paints
Das liebe Tal,
the loving valley
Das sie bewohnt, der Holden Holde,
in which she lives, the dearest one,
Mit Rosengluth und mattem Golde.
with rose embers and dull gold.
Viel schöner blüht,
More beautifully blooms,
Viel wärmer glüht
more warmly glows
Die blasse Rose ihrer Wangen,
the pale rose of your cheeks,
Und weckt inbrünstiges Verlangen.
and the longing that burns within awakes.
Drum Hesperus
Therefore Hesperus
Beut Gruss und Kuss
captures the greeting and the kiss
Der Herrlichen, der Tadellosen,
of the magnificent one, the blameless one,
Und opfr’ ihr deine schönsten Rosen.
and offers to her your beautiful roses.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
Poet
Kosegarten, Ludwig
Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten, also known as Ludwig Theobul or Ludwig Theoboul, was a German poet and Lutheran preacher. Kosegarten was born in Grevesmühlen, in the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After studying theology at the University of…