Evening prayer | Hark, hark, the sound of the evening bell!

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Abendgebet

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Horch, horch, der Abendglocke Ton!
Im Nachen kniet der Schiffer schon,
Ave Maria!
Durch's Spätrot hallt so weit und breit:
Gegrüsset seist du, o reine Maid!
Ave Maria!

Die Sonne sinkt, die Glocke klingt.
Sanft schwebt der Klang das Tal entlang.
Ave Maria!
Die Stund' ist dein, o Jungfrau rein:
Neig' dich uns mild, o heilig Bild!
Ave Maria!

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Abendgebet", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 11, published 1896 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening prayer", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-09-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 59

Evening prayer

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hark, hark, the sound of the evening bell!
In the barque, the boatman is already kneeling,
Ave Maria!
Through the red of late evening, it resounds so far and wide,
Greetings to Thee, oh pure maiden!
Ave Maria!

The sun sinks, the bell rings.
The sound wafts gently along the valley.
Ave Maria!
The hour is Thine, oh pure virgin:
Incline yourself gently down to us, oh holy image!
Ave Maria!

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 71