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Abend ist's, mit leisen Düften Sinkt die Dämm'rung in das Thal, In den stillen, dunklen Lüften Tönet nur vom Felsenwall Feierlich der Glocken Hall. Wie von steilen Berges Höhen Dort der Thurm [herunterblinkt]1! Und mit dieser Töne Wehen Alles eitle Sorgen sinkt, Tiefe Ruh ins Herz mir dringt. Süße Klänge, mildes Tönen, In dir löset sich mein Herz, Und dein unbezwinglich Sehnen Zieht die Seele himmelwärts, Über Erdenlust und Schmerz.
Confirmed with: Anthologie aus den sämmtlichen Werken von Caroline Pichler, Zweites Bändchen, Hildburgshausen und New-York: Druck und Verlag vom Bibliographischen Institut, 1830, pages 140-141.
1 Lang: "herunter blickt"Text Authorship:
- by Caroline Pichler (1769 - 1843), "Die Abendglocke auf dem Berge", subtitle: "Zu der Musik des Freiherrn von Krufft auf den Text: Glöckchen tönt von luft'gen Höhen u.s.w." [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Die Abendglocke auf dem Berge", op. 2 (Sechs teutsche [sic] Lieder) no. 6, published 1834 [ voice and piano ], München, Falter und Sohn, note: first published without an opus number; designated by Lang in 1867 as op. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fredrik Pacius (1809 - 1891), "Die Abendglocke auf dem Berge" [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Evening Bell on the Mountain", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-25
Line count: 15
Word count: 71
It is evening, with soft scents Twilight sinks into the valley, In the quiet, dark breezes Only the solemn sound of the bells Echoes from the rocky embankment. How the tower looks down From the steep heights of the mountain, And with the wafting of these sounds All futile anxiety subsides, [And] deep peace penetrates my heart. Sweet ringing, mild tones, In you my heart dissolves, And your unconquerable longing Pulls the soul heavenward, Above the pleasure and pain of [this] earth.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Caroline Pichler (1769 - 1843), "Die Abendglocke auf dem Berge", subtitle: "Zu der Musik des Freiherrn von Krufft auf den Text: Glöckchen tönt von luft'gen Höhen u.s.w."
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-25
Line count: 15
Word count: 82