by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831)
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.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Bettina von Arnim, née Brentano (1785 - 1859), "Duett", subtitle: "Abendstille", line 1-14 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Die Lieder der Sammlung, no. 6
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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Word count: 99