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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Bleibe, Abend will es werden

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Bleibe, Abend will es werden,
Und der Tag hat sich geneigt;
Bleibe, Herr, bei uns auf Erden,
Bis die letzte Klage schweigt.

  Wer soll uns uns're Thränen stillen,
Wenn es Deine Hand nicht thut;
Wer des Herzens Zug erfüllen,
Wenn nicht Deine Liebesgluth?

  Ach, so falsch ist ja die Erde,
Ach, so schwankend ist das Herz:
Von der Erde voll Beschwerde,
Führe du uns himmelwärts!

  Bleibe, Abend will es werden,
Und der Tag neigt sich zur Ruh;
Bleibe, Herr, uns hier auf Erden,
Uns im Himmel bleibe du!

Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, pages 200-201.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Bleibe, Abend will es werden", appears in Waldblumen, in 3. Gottesminne [3rd edition] [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 Franz Ries (1846 - 1932), "Bleibe, Abend will es werden", op. 40 no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Abide, it tends toward eventide", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 89

Abide, it tends toward eventide

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Abide, it tends toward eventide,
And the day has drawn to a close;
Abide, Lord, with us upon earth
Until the last lament falls silent.

  Who shall stop our tears
If Thy hand does not;
Who fulfill the inclination of our hearts
If not the glow of Thy love?

  Ah, the world is so false,
Ah, so fickle is the heart:
From the burdensome earth
Lead Thou us heavenward!

  Abide, it tends toward eventide,
And the day is inclining toward rest;
Abide with us here upon earth, Lord,
Abide in Heaven [to await] us!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Bleibe, Abend will es werden", appears in Waldblumen, in 3. Gottesminne [3rd edition]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-12-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 95