| EINKLANG | HARMONY |
| Nikolaus Lenau | trans. Brian Cole |
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Um Mitternacht entstand dies Lied, Zwölfmal erklang das Glockenerz, (Als mir ein schöner Tag verschied,) Und zwölfmal Antwort gab mein Herz Im dumpfen Strophensang dem dumpfen Glockenklang. |
About midnight was born this song, The clock struck twelve in notes of brass, (Just as a lovely day passed on), And twelve times answer gave my heart In muffled tones in rhyme With muffled sound of chimes. |
Trans. copyright © Brian Cole 2002 - trans. commissioned by Apollon-Stiftung, Bremen.