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Es ist so still geworden,
Verrauscht des Abends Wehn,
Nun hört man aller Orten
Der Eng'lein Füße gehn,
Rings in die Thale senket
Sich Finsterniß mit Macht --
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
Und was dir bange macht!
...
Und hast du heut gefehlet,
O schau' nicht trüb zurück;
Empfinde dich beseelet
Von freier Gnade Glück.
Auch des Verirrten denket
Der Hirt auf hoher Wacht --
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kranket
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 1,3-4 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 (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Abendlied", op. 151 (6 Gesänge für tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1866, stanzas 1,3-4 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann
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.
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Word count: 154
Het is zo stil geworden, Het waaien is gedaan, Nu hoort men allerwegen De eng'lenvoeten gaan. Rondom, met macht, in diepten Zinkt duisternis op aard'; Werp af, hart, wat je pijn doet En wat je zorgen baart! ... ...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.
Note: this is a translation of Schumann's setting.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2012 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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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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