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by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676)

Abendlied nach dem Choral "Nun ruhen alle Wälder"
 (Sung text for setting by W. Schreiter)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Nun ruhen alle Wälder,
Vieh, Menschen, Städt und Felder,
Es schläft die ganze Welt;
Ihr aber, meine Sinnen,
Auf auf, ihr sollt beginnen,
Was eurem Schöpfer wohlgefällt.

 ... 

8. Breit aus die Flügel beide,
O Jesu, meine Freude,
Und nimm dein Küchlein ein!
Will Satan mich verschlingen,
So laß die Englein singen:
Dies Kind soll unverletzet sein.

9. Auch euch, ihr meine Lieben,
Soll neute nicht betrüben
kein Unfall noch Gefahr.
Gott laß euch selig schlafen,
Stell euch die güldnen Waffen
Ums Bett und seiner Engel Schar.

See also the footnote to Matthias Claudius's "Abendlied".

Composition:

    Set to music by Winfried Schreiter (b. 1930), "Abendlied nach dem Choral "Nun ruhen alle Wälder"", 2006, stanzas 1,8-9 [ soprano, alto saxophone, and piano or organ ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Gerhardt (1606 - 1676), "Nun ruhen alle Wälder"

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Winfried Schreiter

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-25
Line count: 54
Word count: 276

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