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Sie hat [den ganzen Tag]1 getobt Als wie in Zorn und Pein, Nun bettet sich, nun glättet sich Die See und schlummert ein. Und [drüber]2 zittert der Abendwind, Ein mildes, heiliges Wehn, Das ist der Atem Gottes, Der schwebet ob den See'n. Es küßt der Herr auf Lockenhaupt Die schlummernde See gelind Und spricht mit säuselndem Segen: Schlaf' ruhig, wildes Kind!
1 Lassen: "die ganze Nacht"; further changes may exist not noted.
2 Rubinstein: "drüben"
Authorship:
- by Moritz, Graf von Strachwitz (1822 - 1847), "Meeresabend", appears in Neue Gedichte, in 3. Nordland [author's text checked 1 time 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 Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Meeresabend", op. 122 (Zwei Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by C. von Behr , "Meeresabend", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertha von Brukenthal (1846 - 1908), "Meeresabend", op. 14 (Sechs Chöre für 4 Männerstimmen ) no. 5, published 1873 [ vocal quartet of male voices ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Bruno Dost (1849 - 1916), "Meeresabend", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1876 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Schneeberg, Goedsche [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Meeresabend ", op. 6 (Vier Gesänge für eine tiefere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "Meeresabend", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1854 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Holzmiller (1806 - 1862), "Meeres Abend" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 2, Hannover, Bachmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Meeresabend", op. 85 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ) no. 4, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850 - 1927), "Meeres Abend", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1866), published 1876 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Gerhard Natorp (1854 - 1924), "Meeresabend", op. 4 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 6, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Marburg, Lorch [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Meeresabend", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder ) no. 4, published 1858 [ alto and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Meeresabend ", op. 67 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder) no. 5, published 1864 [ duet for 2 voices with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis Schlottmann (1826 - 1905), "Meeresabend", op. 10 (Sieben Lieder) no. 2, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav E. Schreck (1849 - 1918), "Meeresabend", op. 21 (Vier Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1890 [ men's chorus ], Aachen, Naus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Meeresabend", op. 91 (Drei Gesänge für drei weibliche Stimmen (Sopran, Mezzosopran und Alt), (Solo oder Chor) mit Begleitung des Pianoforte ) no. 1, published 1873 [ vocal trio for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and alto with piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich von Wickede (1834 - 1904), "Meeresabend", op. 36 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Meeresabend", op. 153 (Drei Frauenchöre oder Terzette (2 Sopran und Alt) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1897 [ SSA chorus or SSA trio with piano ], Leipzig, O. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Evening of the Sea", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-12-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 61
The sea has raged the entire day As if in fury and pain, But now coming to rest, calming itself And falling asleep. And above it eddies the evening wind, A peaceful, sacred breeze, It is the breath of God, That wafts across the oceans. The Lord kisses upon its curly head, Gently, the slumbering sea And speaks with a murmured blessing: Sleep peacefully, my wild child!
Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Moritz, Graf von Strachwitz (1822 - 1847), "Meeresabend", appears in Neue Gedichte, in 3. Nordland
This text was added to the website: 2022-08-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 67