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Seht, wie die Sonne dort sinket Drüben am Himmelsgezelt! Seht wie der Abendstern blinket Frieden und Ruh' in die Welt! Helle hallet die Glocke, Sie läutet zur Ruh'. O läute, du Glöcklein, -- O läute nur zu! Läute, du Glöcklein, nur zu! O läute zur stillen Ruh'. Und wie der Klang nun verklinget, Wird auch verhallen dein Schmerz: Kommt doch ein Abend und bringet Frieden auch dir, o mein Herz! O mein sehnendes Herz du, O schlag immerzu! Mein klopfendes Herz du, Bald schweigest auch du, Bald ja gelangest auch du, [Du, du auch]1 zur stillen Ruh'.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Erster Teil, Lyrische Gedichte, ed. by Augusta Weldler-Steinberg, Berlin / Leipzig / Wien / Stuttgart, Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1845, pages 104-105.
1 Marschner: "Du, auch du"Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Abendlied", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben [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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Das sehnende Herz", op. 162 no. 6, published 1853 [ baritone or alto and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, für tiefe Stimme (Bariton oder Alt), no. 6, Offenbach, André [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Charles Mikuli (1819 - 1897), "Abendlied", op. 29 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1880 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jeffrey Williams) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-05-05
Line count: 20
Word count: 97
See how the sun sinks over there Over there in the vault of heaven! See how the evening star blinks Peace and rest in the world! The bell resounds brightly, It rings for rest. O ring, you little bell, O just ring! Ring, you little bell, go ahead! O ring for quiet rest. And just as the sound fades away, Your pain will fade away: An evening will come and bring Peace to you, too, o my heart! O my longing heart, you, O keep beating always! My beating heart you, Soon you'll be silent too, Soon you, too, will reach, You too, will reach quiet rest.
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Translations of title(s):
"Abendlied" = "Evening Song"
"Das sehnende Herz" = "The Longing Heart"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Abendlied", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben
This text was added to the website: 2021-02-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 107