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Emanuel Geibel (1815–1884)

At Last the Daylight Fadeth

AT last the daylight fadeth,

With all its noise and glare;

Refreshing peace pervadeth

The darkness everywhere.

On the fields deep silence hovers;

The woods now wake alone;

What daylight ne’er discovers,

Their songs to the night make known.

And what when the sun is shining

I ne’er can tell to thee,

To whisper it now I am pining,—

Oh, come and hearken to me!