by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)

Der Tag ist vergangen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FIN FRE
Der Tag ist vergangen,
Die Nacht ist schon hier;
Gute Nacht, o Maria,
Bleib ewig bei mir.

Der Tag ist vergangen,
Die Nacht kommt herzu;
Gib auch den Verstorbnen
Die ewige Ruh.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The day has passed", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Päivä on ohitse", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le jour est parti", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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: 32