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Es ist so still geworden,
Verrauscht des Abends Wehn,
Nun hört man aller Orten
Der Engel Füße gehn,
Rings in die Thale senket
Sich Finsterniß mit Macht --
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
Und was dir bange macht!
Es ruht die Welt im Schweigen,
Ihr Tosen ist vorbei,
Stumm ihrer Freude Reigen
Und stumm ihr Schmerzenschrei.
Hat Rosen sie geschenket,
Hat Dornen sie gebracht --
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
Und was dir bange macht!
...
Nun stehn im Himmelskreise
Die Stern' in Majestät;
In gleichem festem Gleise
Der goldne Wagen geht.
Und gleich den Sternen lenket
Er deinen Weg durch Nacht --
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket,
Und was dir bange macht!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Confirmed wtih Gedichte von Gottfried Kinkel, Erster Band, Siebente Auflage, Stuttgart, Verlag der J. F. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1872, pages 191-192.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Ein geistliches Abendlied", op. 71 no. 5, published [1858], stanzas 1-2,4 [ SATB chorus ], from Sechs geistliche Gesänge für gemischten Chor, no. 5, Leipzig, C.F.W. Siegel
Text Authorship:
- by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882), "Ein geistlich Abendlied", appears in Gedichte, in Auf der Wanderschaft, no. 7
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondlied", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du soir", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 154
Tout est si calme,
La brise du soir s'est tue,
Maintenant on entend partout
Les pas des anges.
Tout autour, dans les profondeurs, s'étend
Puissamment l'obscurité ;
Jette au loin, cœur, ce qui te chagrine,
Et ce qui te rend inquiet !
Le monde repose en silence,
Son grondement est terminé,
Sa ronde joie est muette,
Et muet est cri de douleur.
S'il donne des roses,
S'il apporte des épines,
Jette au loin, cœur, ce qui te chagrine,
Et ce qui te rend inquiet !
...
Maintenant sur la sphère du ciel
Les étoiles se tiennent majestueusement ;
Dans les mêmes traces sûres
Le char doré passe.
Et comme les étoiles il guide
Ton chemin à travers la nuit ;
Jette au loin, cœur, ce qui te chagrine,
Et ce qui te rend inquiet !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2022 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882), "Ein geistlich Abendlied", appears in Gedichte, in Auf der Wanderschaft, no. 7
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Line count: 32
Word count: 177