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by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901)

Abendlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Abend ist's geworden,
Dunkel hüllt uns ein,
Still ist's allerorten,
Still will ich auch sein.

Kindlich und voll Reue
Klag ich meine Schuld,
Hoff auf deine Treue
Und auf deine Huld.

Alles schläft hienieden
In der stillen Nacht.
Ich auch ruh in Frieden,
Denn dein Auge wacht.

Was kann mir denn schaden?
Herr, in deiner Hut
Und in deinen Gnaden
Schlaf ich still und gut.

Schlafe ohne Sorgen,
Denn ich bin ja dein.
Bis mich weckt am Morgen
Deiner Sonne Schein.

Dann will ich auf's neue
Loben deine Gnad'
Die mit alter Treue
Mich behütet hat.

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901) [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Abendlied", op. 583 no. 1, published 1870? [voice and piano], from Kinderlieder von G. Chr. Dieffenbach für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-05-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 96

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