O Meer im Abendstrahl,
An deiner stillen Fluth
Fühl' ich nach langer Qual
Mich wieder fromm und gut.
Das heiße Herz vergißt,
Woran sich's müd' gekämpft,
Und jeder Wehruf ist
Zu Melodie gedämpft.
Kaum daß ein leises Weh
Durchgleitet das Gemüth,
Wie durch die stumme See
Ein weißes Segel zieht.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Abend am Meere", op. 131 (Sechs Duette) no. 5 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aline Hundt , "Abend am Meere", op. 3 (Neun Stimmungsbilder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Bedřich Kittl (1806 - 1868), "Abend am Meere", op. 56 no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "O Meer im Abendstrahl", S. 344 (1881?), published 1881 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano or harmonium ], Budapest, Táborszky & Parsch [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Martin Reinthaler (1822 - 1896), "Abend am Meere", op. 4 (Drei Gedichte für Bass oder Baryton mit Pianoforte) no. 2 [ bass or baritone and piano ], Berlin: Schlesinger'schen Buch- und Musikhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Riedel (1847 - 1913), "Abend am Meere", op. 12 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Ulrich , "Abend am Meere", op. 11 no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Wagner (1869 - 1930), "Abend am Meere ", 1890 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Abend am Meere", op. 12 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guillaume Métayer) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 50
Oh sea in the evening light,
Beside your quiet waters
After long suffering I feel
Myself to be again pious and good.
The burning heart forgets
That for which it fought till it was weary,
And every exclamation of woe
Has been muted to a melody.
A quiet pain glides through the spirit
Almost as imperceptibly
As a white sail skims
Over the silent sea.