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by Johann Christoph Heise (1761 - 1834)

Abendlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Sanft glänzt die Abendsonne
Auf diese stille Flur,
Und strahlet Ruh und Wonne
[In]1 jede Kreatur.
Sie zeichnet Licht und Schatten
Auf die beblümte Au,
Und auf den grünen Matten,
Blitzt der krystallne Thau.

Hier in der Zephir'n Spiele,
Bei'm frohen Vögelchor,
Hier steigen Hochgefühle
In meiner Brust empor.
Ich athme süße Freuden
Auf diesem Tempe ein,
Mich fliehen Gram und Leiden
Im milden Abendschein'. 

Dir, der die Abendröthe
Am Himmel ausgespannt,
Und süßes Nachtgeflöte
Auf diese Flur gesandt;
Dir sei dies Herz geweihet,
Das reiner Dank durchglüht;
Es schlage noch erfreuet
Wenn einst das Leben flieht!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Schubert 

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Confirmed with Kleine ländliche Gemälde und Lieder von Johann Christoph Heise. Hamburg, Schmidt in Comm., 1803, pages 36-37.

Notes
Stanza 2, line 2, word 3: while Schubert's autograph has "Vögelchor" the printed editions (including the Neue Gesamtausgabe) have "Vogelchor".
Stanza 2, line 6, word 3: Tempe = Wonnegefilde (delightful realm)

1 Schubert: "Auf"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Christoph Heise (1761 - 1834), "Abendlied", first published 1803 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

  • by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Abendlied", D 382 (1816), published 1895 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del capvespre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondlied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Evening song", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du soir", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto della sera", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 98

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