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by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779 - 1850)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by C. Nielsen)
 See original
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Hvor sødt i Sommer-Aftenstunden,
Naar Solen snart til Hvile gaaer,
og medens dybt i Bøgelunden
De fromme Nattergale slaaer,
At høre Harpens dumpe Klang,
til en livsalig Aften-Sang.

O grib nu i de stemte Strænge!
Bryd, fromme Siel! din snevre Muur.
Indspær dog Fuglen ey saa længe,
I det beklemte Fangebuur!
Lad den i Aftenrødens Guld,
Mod Himlen flagre andagtsfuld.

Thi hvergang hisset Aftenrøden
Nedsvinder under Skovens Krands,
Da minder den vor Siel om Døden,
Og Evighedens skiønne Glands.
Svulm da, min Aand! mod Himlen her,
Som Bølgen mod sit Rosen-Skier.

Grib sødt i Harpen, fromme Pige!
Høit bæve lad dens rene Klang.
Og syng, mens disse Straaler vige,
Den sidste, store Aften-Sang,
Som rørt vi sang for mangen Ven,
Som siunges skal for os igien:

"Hvo veed hvor nær mig er min Ende?
See! Tiden meget hurtig gaaer.
Hvor let og snart kan det sig hænde,
At jeg herfra at vandre faaer.
O Gud! giør da, for Christi Blod,
Min sidste Afskeds-Time god!"

 ... 

Ja, bad mig da i dine Flammer!
Nedgangne Sol! husval min Barm
Og tryk, til Dødens Lee mig rammer,
Mig venligt i din varme Arm!
Og i min Afskeds-Time god
styrk Hjertet med dit Purpur-Blod!

Composition:

    Set to music by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), no title, FS. 78 no. 27, published 1917, stanzas 1-5,7 [ voice and piano ], from En Snes danske Viser (1917), no. 27, Leipzig & København, Wilhelm Hansen

Text Authorship:

  • by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779 - 1850), "Aften-Sang"

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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-13
Line count: 42
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