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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Vesperzeit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Vesperzeit,
Betgeläut'
Aus den Dörfern weit und breit.
Hirtenbüblein auf der Heide
Bei der Weide
Seine Hände alsobald
Über'm Käpplein falt't,
Schlägt die Augen unter sich,
Betet inniglich.

Sieh da! Engel Hand in Hand
Ihrer viere, fahrend über Land;
Wie sie ihn erblicken,
Winken sich und nicken,
Machen halt im Nu,
Treten still herzu,
Stimmen an zum Glockenklang
Ihren Lobgesang.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Der Hirtenknabe" [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Hirtenknabe (Zu einer Zeichnung L. Richters)", op. 62 no. 34 (1948-9) [voice and piano], from Das holde Bescheiden: Lieder und Gesänge nach Gedichten von Eduard Mörike, no. 34, Wien: Universal Edition [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , title 1: "Le pâtre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-06
Line count: 17
Word count: 60

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