Avondlied | Het daag’lijks werk is nu gedaan

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by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Abendlied

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG

Das Tagewerk ist abgethan. 
Gib, Vater, deinen Segen! 
Nun dürfen wir der Ruhe nahn;
Wir thaten nach Vermögen.
Die holde Nacht umhüllt die Welt,
Und Stille herrscht in Dorf und Feld.

 ... 

Wenn du getreu vollendet hast,
Wozu dich Gott bestellte;
Behaglich fühlst du dann die Rast,
Vom Thun in Hitz und Kälte.
Am Himmel glänzt der Abendstern,
Und zeigt noch beßre Rast von fern.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4 of the original text.

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Abendlied", appears in Oden und Lieder

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondlied", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Song of evening", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Avondlied

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Het daag’lijks werk is nu gedaan,
Geef, Vader, ons uw zegen!
Nu mogen wij dus rusten gaan,
Wij werkten hard, gedegen.
De wereld wordt met nacht omhuld,
Wijl stilte dorp en veld vervult.

 ... 

Heb je volbracht met zorg en vlijt
Wat God je toevertrouwde,
Dan voel je heerlijk je bevrijd
Van ’t werk in hitt’ en koude.
Daarboven glanst de avondster
En toont nog beet’re rust van ver.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4 of the original text.

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