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Wenn die Sonne [sinkend hinterm]1 Berg sich neigt, Und der Rauch [langsam aus]2 dem Dörflein steigt, Wenn im Wiesenthal junge Bleicherinnen [Lieder singend]3 wandeln mit den weißen Linnen; Wenn der Wald schweigt und die Aue ruht Und am Himmel prangt lichte Rosengluth, Wenn der [Abendwind säuselt]4 durch die Buchen Und die Vöglein ihre [stillen Nester]5 suchen, -- Wenn der Mond [taucht aus der dunkeln]6 Au, Langsam schwimmt durch des [Himmels tiefes Blau]7: O dann [allemal nach dem stillen Thal, Nach der Heimath sehnt mich's allemal!]8
F. Kamm sets lines 1-4, 11-12, 9-10, 7-8, 11-12
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotesConfirmed with August Becker, Jung Friedel der Spielmann. Ein lyrisch-episches Gedicht aus dem deutschen Volksleben des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts, Stuttgart und Augsburg: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1854, page 87.
1 Kamm: "hinterm"2 Kamm: "aus"
3 Kamm: "Singend"
4 Cornelius: "Abend flüstert"; Kamm: "Abendwind flüstert"
5 Kamm: "ihre Nester"
6 Cornelius, Kamm: "steigt aus der dunklen"
7 Kamm: "Himmels Blau"
8 Cornelius: "allemal, allemal, an mein stilles, stilles Tal,/ An die Heimat denk' ich allemal."; Kamm: "allemal, an mein stilles, stilles Tal,/ An die Heimat denk' ich allemal!"
Text Authorship:
- by August Becker (1828 - 1891), no title, appears in Jung Friedel der Spielmann: ein lyrisch-episches Gedicht aus dem deutschen Volksleben des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts, in Spielmanns Wanderlieder, no. 4, first published 1854 [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Heimatgedenken", op. 16 (Duette für Sopran und Bass) no. 1 (1866-7) [ duet for soprano and bass with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Heimatgedenken", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 26, published 1896, lines 1-4,11-12,9-10,7-8,11-12 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Thoughts of home", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Bruno W. Häuptli , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 93
When the sun goes [down, sinking behind]1 the mountain, And the smoke [slowly rises]2 from the little village, When in the valley of meadows the young bleaching-girls, [Singing songs,]3 walk with the white linen; When the forest falls silent and the lea rests, And a bright rosy glow stands resplendent upon the sky, When the [evening wind soughs]4 through the beeches And the birdlets seek their [quiet nests]5, -- When the moon [surfaces]6 from the dark meadow [And] slowly swims through the [deep blue]7 of the sky: Oh [every time then, I yearn for the quiet valley, I yearn every time for my homeland!]8
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Heimatgedenken" = "Thinking of home"
2 Kamm: "rises"
3 Kamm: "Singing,"
4 Cornelius: "evening whispers"; Kamm: "evening wind whispers"
5 Kamm: "nests"
6 Cornelius, Kamm: "rises"
7 Kamm: "blue"
8 Cornelius: "every time then, every time I think of my quiet, quiet valley, / I think of my homeland every time."; Kamm: "every time then I think of my quiet, quiet valley, / I think of my homeland every time!"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Becker (1828 - 1891), no title, appears in Jung Friedel der Spielmann: ein lyrisch-episches Gedicht aus dem deutschen Volksleben des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts, in Spielmanns Wanderlieder, no. 4, first published 1854
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 113