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Wie wird nun alles so stille wieder! So war mir's oft in der Kinderzeit, Die Bäche gehen rauschend nieder Durch die dämmernde Einsamkeit, Kaum noch hört man einen Hirten singen, Aus allen Dörfern, Schluchten, weit Die Abendglocken herüberklingen, Versunken nun mit Lust und Leid Die Täler, die noch einmal blitzen, Nur hinter dem stillen Walde weit Noch Abendröte an den Bergesspitzen, Wie Morgenrot der Ewigkeit.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Im Alter", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, first published <<1841 [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 Egon Kornauth (1891 - 1959), "Im Alter", op. 38 (Acht Lieder nach Eichendorff) no. 1 (1933) [ medium-high voice or high voice and piano ]
Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text not yet checked] - by Karl Rausch (1880 - 1951), "Im Alter" [ voice and piano ], from Elf Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Im Alter" [ mixed chorus and 2 French horns ], from Drei Nachtstücke, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "In vecchiaia", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
Come ora tutto ridiventa tranquillo! Come spesso nell'infanzia mi accadeva, scrosciando precipita il ruscello nella solitudine della sera, si ode appena un canto di pastore, e dai villaggi e dalle gole tutt'intorno si sentono le campane del vespro risuonare, fra gioie e dolori affonda lento il giorno nella vallata che ancora una volta si infiamma, solo lontano, dietro il quieto bosco, indugia sulle cime il rosso del tramonto come l'aurora della vita eterna.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Im Alter", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte, first published <<1841
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 73
