Evening stillness opens doors

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by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Duett

(Sung text for setting by B. Arnim)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Abendstille öffnet Thüren,
Lieb' der Liebe zuzuführen,
Immer immer
Lockt der Schimmer
Mich den Armen,
Zu dem warmen
Hauche ewig ferner Lust,
zu dem Lied aus Liebchens Brust.
Sterne ziehen,
Lieder fliehen,
Und ich weine
Ach alleine,
 wenn der kalte Tränentau 
düftet von erhellter Au.
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Composition:

Bettina von Arnim, née Brentano

Die Lieder der Sammlung

Text Authorship:

by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), no title, appears in Ariel’s Offenbarungen

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Evening stillness opens doors

(Sung text translation for setting by B. Arnim)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   Evening stillness opens doors
To lead love to love,
Ever ever
When the shimmer tempts
Me, the poor wretch,
To the warm
Breath of eternally distant joy,
To the song of my beloved's breast.
Stars move in their courses,
Songs flee,
And I weep
Ah alone,
When the cold dew of tears 
Rises scented from the brightened meadow.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), no title, appears in Ariel’s Offenbarungen
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