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Der Tag hat sich zur Ruh' gelegt, Die Lüfte schlummern allzumal; Kaum daß ein Blatt im Wald sich regt, Und kaum ein Halm im Wiesental. Ein milder, warmer Sommerhauch Durchzieht den mondbeglänzten [Raum]1, Und über meine Seele auch [Legt Frieden seinen weichen Flaum]2. O stille, heit're, milde Nacht, Wenn tief die Welt in Schlummer liegt, [Wenn nur der Friedensengel wacht Und selig ein die Seele wiegt]3.
1 in the version of the Spohr song as sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: "Wald"
2 "" : "Kommt Frieden dann und Ruhe bald"
3 "" : "Wo lichter Engel nur bewacht,/ Die Seele endlich heil sich wiegt."
Authorship:
- by Johann Koch (1802 - 1873) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Rebling (1821 - 1902), "Abendstille", op. 7 (Fünf Quartette für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 2, published 1847 [ SATB quartet a cappella ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Abendstille", op. 182 no. 1 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Einfache deutsches Lieder für Mezzosopran, no. 1, Berlin: Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Abendstille", op. 154 no. 6 (1856), published 1857 [ baritone, violin, and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für Bariton mit Begleitung von Violine und Klavier, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondstilte", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le calme du soir", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Michael Leinert
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 66
Le jour est parti se reposer, La brise dort aussi ; À peine une feuille dans la forêt remue, Et à peine un brin d'herbe dans le creux de la prairie. Un souffle d'été doux et tiède Passe à travers le bois éclairé par la lune, Et sur mon âme aussi Descendent bientôt la paix et la tranquillité. Ô nuit silencieuse, sereine, douce, Quand profondément dans le sommeil le monde repose, Quand gardée seulement par des anges brillants L'âme enfin est bercée pour son bien.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Koch (1802 - 1873)
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 85