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by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)

Im Abendschimmer wallt der Quell
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Im Abendschimmer wallt der Quell
Durch Wiesenblumen purpurhell,
Der Pappelweide wechselnd Grün
Weht ruhelispelnd drüber hin.

Im Lenzhauch webt der Geist des Herrn!
Sieh! Auferstehung nah und fern,
Sieh! Lebensodem, Schönheitsmeer,
Und Jugendfülle ringsumher!

Ich blicke her, ich blicke hin,
Und immer höher schwebt mein Sinn!
O Tand sind [Pracht und Gold]1 und Ruhm,
Natur, in Deinem Heiligthum!

Von dir gedrückt ans Mutterherz 
[Hebt sich die Seele sonnenwärts,]2 
Des Himmels Ahndung den umweht, 
Der deinen Liebeston versteht!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   H. Nägeli 

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First version. Note: the poem was titled "Naturgenuß" in 1783, and became "Der Abend" in 1787.

Confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich Matthisson, Mannheim: in der neuen Hof- und akademischen Buchhandlung, 1787, pages 72-73; and with Lieder von Friedrich Matthisson; Vermehrte Auflage, Dessau: "auf Kosten der Verlagskasse für Gelehrte und Künstler, und zu finden in der Buchhandl. der Gelehrten.", 1783, page 71.

1 1783 edition: "Gold und Pracht"
2 Nägeli: "Wird Seelenruh mir, sonder Schmerz,"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), written 1780-82, first published 1783 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Johann André (1741 - 1799), "Der Abend", published 1793 [voice and piano], Offenbach am Mayn, Johann André, in the collection Lieder im Musik gesetzt, no. 18, page 20 [ sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Naturgenuß", published 1816 [voice and piano], in Liederkranz auf das Jahr 1816, Heft I, Zurich: Naegeli, pages 28-31 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Set in a modified version by Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, Franz Peter Schubert.

    • Go to the text. [ view differences ] CAT DUT ENG FRE

Research team for this page: Melanie Trumbull , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-10-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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