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by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Sommerabend
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Die Mutter:
 Geh' schlafen, Tochter, schlafen!
 Schon fällt der Tau aufs Gras,
 Und wen die Tropfen trafen,
 Weint bald die Augen naß!

Die Tochter:
 Laß weinen, Mutter, weinen!
 Das Mondlicht leuchtet hell,
 Und wem die Strahlen scheinen,
 Dem trocknen Tränen schnell!

Die Mutter:
 Geh' schlafen, Tochter, schlafen!
 Schon ruft der Kauz im Wald,
 Und wen die Töne trafen,
 Muß mit ihm klagen bald!

Die Tochter:
 Laß klagen, Mutter, klagen!
 Die Nachtigall singt hell,
 Und wem die Lieder schlagen,
 Dem schwindet Trauer schnell!

Note: The indications of who is speaking are not in the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), appears in Gedichte und Übersetzungen [author's text not yet checked 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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Sommerabend", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Sommerabend", op. 84 (Fünf Romanzen und Lieder) no. 1 (1881), published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Sommerabend", op. 36 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre d'estiu", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zomeravond", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Summer evening", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Soir d'été", copyright © 2012, (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: 20
Word count: 82

Zomeravond
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
De moeder:
 Ga slapen, dochter, slapen!
 Reeds valt de dauw op ‘t gras,
 En wie de druppels raken,
 Schreit tranen, wel een plas!
 
De dochter:
 Laat schreien, moeder, schreien!
 Het maanlicht schijnt heel hel;
 Op wie de stralen schijnen,
 Hem drogen tranen snel!
 
De moeder:
 Ga slapen, dochter, slapen!
 Reeds roept de uil in ‘t bos;
 Bij wie zijn tonen raken
 Breekt weldra ‘t klagen los.
 
De dochter:
 Laat klagen, moeder, klagen!
 De nachtegaal zingt hel,
 En wie de lied’ren raken
 Verliest zijn droefheid snel.

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), appears in Gedichte und Übersetzungen
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 85

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