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Welch süßes, leises Klingen, O horch! im Lindengang! Verborgen die Bienen singen Den letzten Abendsang. Kaum wagt's der Bach, zu rinnen, Als lauscht' er ihnen zu; Die Blumen schwanken und sinnen Und senken den Kelch zur Ruh. Und durch's Geäst hernieder Die letzten Strahlen ziehn: Mir war, als hört' ich wieder Der Kindheit Melodien.
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 107.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Der Lindengang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 120 [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Carl or Caspar) Joseph Brambach (1833 - 1902), "Der Lindengang", op. 27 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Mezzo-Sopran (Alt) oder Tenor und Baritone mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1873 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto or tenor and baritone with piano ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich jun. Ehrbar (1873 - 1921), "Der Lindengang", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Wien: Jungmann & Lerch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Der Lindengang", op. 90 (Sechs Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1873 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Jakob Nater (1826 - 1906), "Welch' süßes leises Klingen", published 1872 [ satb chorus ], from Alpenrosen. Zwölf Lieder für gemischten Chor., no. 10, Zürich: Fries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Jakob Nater (1826 - 1906), "Heimkehr", published 1873 [ satb chorus ], from Alpenrosen. Zwölf Lieder für gemischten Chor., no. 11, Zürich: Fries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Salis , "Der Lindengang", op. 3 (Zehn Duettinen für zwei Singstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1872 [ vocal duet and piano ], Breslau: Hientzsch [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 54
What a sweet, quiet ringing, oh hark! In the walkway under the linden trees! Concealed, the bees are singing The last evening song. The brook hardly dares to trickle, As if it were listening to [the bees]; The flowers sway and ponder And sink their calyces to rest. And down through the tangle of branches The last sunbeams travel: I felt as if I heard again The melodies of childhood.
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Translations of titles:
"Der Lindengang" = "The walkway under the linden trees"
"Heimkehr" = "Homecoming"
"Welch' süßes leises Klingen" = "What a sweet, quiet ringing"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Der Lindengang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 120
This text was added to the website: 2025-08-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 70