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So stille ruht im Hafen Das tiefe Wasser dort, Die Ruder sind entschlafen, Die Schifflein sind im Port. Nur oben in dem Äther Der lauen Maiennacht, Dort segelt noch ein später Friedfertger Ferge sacht. Die Barke still und dunkel Fährt hin in Dämmerschein Und leisem Sterngefunkel Am Himmel und hinein.
Text Authorship:
- by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Abendwolke" [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 Volkmar Andreae (1879 - 1962), "Abendwolke", op. 10 (6 Gedichte von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer) no. 5, published 1906 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Behn (1857?9 - 1927), "Abendwolke", op. 5 (Vier Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (1893?), published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott (with no opus number); published 1896 in Leipzig by Kistner as opus 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Abendwolke", op. 22, Heft 2 (Chor-Duette nach Gedichten von C. F. Meyer) no. 4 (1928) [ mixed chorus and violin ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Abendwolke", op. 123 (6 Lieder für Bariton und Klavier) no. 4 (1945) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegmund von Hausegger (1872 - 1948), "Abendwolke", published 1898 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Abendwolke", 1942, published 1999 [ voice and piano ], Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Abendwolke", op. 60 no. 26 (1946) [ medium voice and piano ], from Das stille Leuchten: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, no. 26, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Abendwolke", op. 4 (Zehn Lieder) no. 7 (1900/1) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Cloud at evening", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuage du soir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 50
So still in the harbor there Lies the deep water, The oars are all asleep, The little ships are at port. Yet above in the ether Of the balmy May evening, A late night ferryboat Gently sails there in tranquility. A barque, silent and dark, Ventures onward in the twilight And the stars twinkle quietly In the heaven and down below.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Abendwolke"
This text was added to the website: 2023-05-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 61