English translations of Zwei Männerchöre, opus 24

by F. Wohlgemuth

1. Abendlied  [sung text not yet checked]
by F. Wohlgemuth , "Abendlied", op. 24 (Zwei Männerchöre) no. 1, published 1895 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Licht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun schlafen die Vöglein im Neste,
Nun schlummern die Blüthen am Strauch,
Und unter dem Himmel die Weste,
Horch, horch! sie ruhen nun auch.

Nur droben, da wachen die Sterne
Und singen ihr ewiges Lied,
Das, hallend [aus]1 endloser Ferne,
Leis über die Erde noch zieht.

Und der da von Anbeginn lenket
Das ganze [schimmernde]2 Heer,
Auch deiner liebend gedenket,
Du giltst ihm ja noch viel mehr.

Der segnet die Vöglein und Blüthen,
Und leitet der Winde Hauch,
Der wird auch dich wohl behüten,
So [ruh' im]3 Frieden nun auch!

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874, mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 105-106.

1 Kienzl: "in"
2 Kienzl: "schlummernde"
3 Kienzl: "ruhe in"

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
1. Evening song
Language: English 
Now the little birds are sleeping in their nests,
Now the blossoms on the bush are slumbering,
And the west winds under the canopy of heaven,
Hark, hark! they, too, are now resting.

Only on high, there the stars keep watch
And sing their eternal song,
That, echoing [from]1 endless distances,
Still quietly passes over the earth.

And He who from the beginning has directed
The whole [shimmering]2 host,
Thinks lovingly of you as well,
For you are much more important to Him [than they].

He blesses the birdlets and blossoms,
And orders the breath of the wind;
He shall protect you as well,
So you, too, rest in peace now.

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1 Kienzl: "in in"
2 Kienzl: "schlummernde slumbering"


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2. Viel tausend Vöglein fliegen  [sung text not yet checked]
by F. Wohlgemuth , "Viel tausend Vöglein fliegen", op. 24 (Zwei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1895 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Licht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Viel tausend Vöglein fliegen
Durch Gottes schöne Welt
Und singen hin und wieder
Vom Wald zum Himmelszelt.

Viel tausend Blümlein blühen
Die grüne Flur entlang
Und streuen Glanz und Düfte
Auf Wies' und Bergeshang.

Die Blüten und die Lieder 
Sind dir, o Herz, bestellt.
O blüh' auch du und singe
In Gottes schöner Welt!

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by Karl Elze (1821 - 1889)
2. Many thousand birdlets fly
Language: English 
Many thousand birdlets fly
Through God’s beautiful world
And now and again they sing
From the forest to the vault of heaven.

Many thousand little flowers bloom
Along the green lea
And distribute radiance and scent
Upon meadow and mountain-slope.

The flowers and the songs
Are appointed for you, oh heart.
Oh, blossom as well and sing
In God’s beautiful world!

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