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by Fr. (or E.?) Niemann

Die Abendglocken läuten
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Abendglocken läuten
Zur [Ruhe]1 den müden Tag,
Nur noch ein leises Echo
Klingt tief im Herzen nach.

Es wird so [dämmerungsselig]2,
So friedensstill die Welt,
Die schweigend der Odem Gottes
In seinen Armen hält.

Da deckt mit wallendem Schleier
[Leise die Nacht sie]3 zu
Und legt des Herzens Sehnen
Und seinen Schmerz zur Ruh'.

Schließt euch nun auch, ihr Augen,
Schließt euch der stillen Nacht:
Am [Himmel die Augen Gottes]4,
Die Sterne, sind erwacht.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Esser 

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Confirmed with Kunst, Literatur, Musik, Theater und Mode, Zweiter Jahrgang, January 1837, page 641. Note: the poem is attributed here to "Fr. Niemann" but Lindner's set of songs attributes the author as "E. Niemann".

1 Esser: "Ruh'"
2 Esser: "dämm'rungsselig"
3 Esser: "die Nacht sie leise"
4 Esser: "Himmel Gottes Augen"

Text Authorship:

  • by Fr. (or E.?) Niemann , "Abendbild" [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 Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Abendlied", op. 21 (Sechs Lieder für 2 Singstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1847 [ vocal duet with piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by E. Lindner (flourished 1848-1880), "Abendlied", published 1848 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder von E. Niemann, no. 3, Wilhelmshafen: Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-05-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 81

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