by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

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 Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Auf braunen Sammetschuhen", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1934), published c1977 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N. Y. : Mobart Music Publications

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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.
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