In the evening the forest already murmurs

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Abends

(Sung text for setting by R. Franz)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG ENG FRE IRI ITA

Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald
Aus den tiefsten Gründen,
Droben wird der Herr nun bald
Die Stern' anzünden,
Wie so stille in den Schlünden,
Abendlich nur rauscht der Wald.

Alles geht zu seiner Ruh,
Wald und Welt versausen,
Schauernd hört der Wandrer zu,
Sehnt sich wohl nach Hause,
Hier in Waldes stiller Klause
Herz, geh' endlich du auch zur Ruh!

Composition:

Robert Franz

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Evening breezes rustle yet in the wood", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Henri Dupraz) , "Le soir enfin murmure la forêt", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A sera già sussurra il bosco", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 69

In the Evening

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Franz)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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In the evening the forest already murmurs
From the depths of the land.
Above, the Lord will now soon
Set fire to the stars.
How quietly in the abysses,
In the evening the forest only murmurs.

All goes towards its rest,
Forest and world cease their bustle;
Trembling, the wanderer listens,
Yearning deeply for home.
Here in the forest’s still cloister,
Heart, go also at last to rest.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche Gedichte
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