by Adelheid (Humperdinck) Wette (1858 - 1916)
Abendsegen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: DUT
Abends, will ich schlafen gehn, vierzehn Engel um mich stehn: zwei zu meinen Häupten, zwei zu meinen Füßen, zwei zu meiner Rechten, zwei zu meiner Linken, zwei die mich decken, zwei, die mich wecken, zwei, die mich weisen zu Himmels Paradeisen!
Text Authorship:
- by Adelheid (Humperdinck) Wette (1858 - 1916) [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 Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Abendsegen", from the opera [selections] Hänsel und Gretel, Act II, Scene 2 [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , title 1: "Avondgebed", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-19
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Word count: 41