Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Geh schlafen, Liebste, lege dich zur Ruh. Dein Kissen wird in Rosen sich verwandeln, Das Linnentuch mit Veilchen sich bedecken, Und nicht, Geliebte, wirst du einsam bleiben: Es fliegen, um dein hold Gesicht zu schauen, Zwölf Engelein herab aus Himmelsauen.
Composition:
- Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Abends", 1912 [ baritone and piano ], from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Umbrisch, no. 6, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the evening", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-28
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Word count: 40