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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Der Abend
 (Sung text for setting by Y. Kilpinen)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG FRE
Auf braunen Sammetschuhen geht
der Abend durch das müde Land,
sein weiter Mantel wallt und weht,
und Schlummer fällt von seiner Hand.

Mit stiller Fackel steckt er nun
der Sterne treue Kerzen an.
Sei ruhig, Herz! Das Dunkel kann
dir nun kein Leid mehr tun.

Composition:

    Set to music by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Der Abend", 1928, from 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 11

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Der Abend", appears in Ich und die Welt

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

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "On brown velvet shoes", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "The evening", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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