Hark, the sound of the evening bell!

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Horch, der Abendglocke Ton!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Horch, der Abendglocke Ton!
Ave Maria!
Im Nachen kniet der Schiffer schon,
Ave Maria!
Durch's Spätroth hallt es weit und breit:
Gegrüßet sei'st du, reine Maid!
Ave Marie!

Die du thronst in Wolkenglut,
Ave Maria!
Nimm unsre Lieb' in deine Hut!
Ave Maria!
O laß, wie dieses Abends Schein,
Sie heiter und voll Frieden sein!
Ave Marie!

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Confirmed with Deutsche Wochenschrift, Herausgegeben von Karl Gödeke, Heft 1 (Hannover, 15. November 1854), page 10.

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Die Loreley [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , 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: 2026-09-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 57

Hark, the sound of the evening bell!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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

Thou, enthroned in the glow of the clouds,
Ave Maria!
Take our love into Thy care!
Ave Maria!
Oh, let it be, like the radiance of this evening,
Light-hearted and full of peace!
Ave Marie!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Die Loreley
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-05
Line count: 14
Word count: 72