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Die Mutter: Geh' schlafen, Tochter, schlafen! Schon fällt der Tau aufs Gras, Und wen die Tropfen trafen, Weint bald die Augen naß! Die Tochter: Laß weinen, Mutter, weinen! Das Mondlicht leuchtet hell, Und wem die Strahlen scheinen, Dem trocknen Tränen schnell! Die Mutter: Geh' schlafen, Tochter, schlafen! Schon ruft der Kauz im Wald, Und wen die Töne trafen, Muß mit ihm klagen bald! Die Tochter: Laß klagen, Mutter, klagen! Die Nachtigall singt hell, Und wem die Lieder schlagen, Dem schwindet Trauer schnell!
Authorship:
- by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), appears in Gedichte und Übersetzungen [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Sommerabend", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Sommerabend", op. 84 (Fünf Romanzen und Lieder) no. 1 (1881), published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Sommerabend", op. 36 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre d'estiu", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zomeravond", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Summer evening", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Soir d'été", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 82
The mother: Go to sleep, daughter, sleep! Already the dew is falling on the grass, And whomever the drops touch, soon weeps his eyes wet! The daughter: Let him cry, Mother, let him cry! The moon shines brightly, And whomever the beams shine upon, shall quickly dry his tears! The mother: Go to sleep, daughter, sleep! Already the screech owl is calling in the forest, And whoever hears those tones must soon lament with it! The daughter: Let him lament, Mother, let him lament! The nightingale sings brightly, And the one for whom those songs are sung shall soon lose his sadness!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Schmidt (1854 - 1923), appears in Gedichte und Übersetzungen
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 102