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Abendschatten füllt die Weite, Abendfriede füllt die Welt; Und ich zieh' an deiner Seite Durch das kühle, grüne Feld. Wortlos und mit sachtem [Schritte]1, Dein gedenkend, wie du mein, Ohne Wunsch und ohne Bitte, Will ich ganz dein eigen sein. Wellen ziehn mit [leisen]2 Tönen, Vöglein ziehn mit leisem Flug; Und durch unser Herz zieht Sehnen -- Haben wir nicht Glücks genug? Jugendglück im reifen Innern, Liedertrost, der selig labt; Und im Alter -- [dies]3 Erinnern, Wie wir [einst uns]4 lieb gehabt?!
Confirmed with Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch von Karl Stieler, Stuttgart, Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1882, page 15.
1 Sachsenhauser: "Schritt"2 Sachsenhauser: "leisem"
3 Sachsenhauser: "das"
4 Sachsenhauser: "uns einst"
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Abendgang", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 2. Im Grünen [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 (Leonard Johann Heinrich) Albert Fuchs (1858 - 1910), "Abendgang", op. 19 no. 8, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder aus Karl Stieler's "Wanderzeit", no. 8, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anna von Kühlmann-Redwitz (1852 - 1924), "Abendgang", op. 6 (Neun Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Müller (1889 - 1949), "Abendgang", op. 2 no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Rochlitzer (1880 - 1945), "Abendgang", op. 71 no. 3 (1903) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Sachsenhauser , "Abendgang", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Im Grünen. Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, München, Schmid [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "Abendgang" [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening walk", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 85
Evening shadows fill the expanse, Evening peace fills the world; And I walk at your side Through the cool, green field. Wordless and with gentle steps, Thinking of you as you are thinking of me, Without any wish and without any request, I wish to be entirely your own. Waves course with [quiet sounds]1, Birdlets fly with quiet flight; And through our hearts there passes a yearning -- Do we not have enough happiness? The joy of youth in the mature spirit, The comfort of songs that blissfully refreshes; And in old age – [this]2 remembering Of how we once loved each other?!
1 Sachsenhauser: "a quiet sound"
2 Sachsenhauser: "the"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Abendgang", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 2. Im Grünen
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 105