Abendglocke läute Frieden in die Welt! Löse mich vom heute, vom Pflug des Nachbars Feld! Die in die Fremde wandern, zeig ein gastlich Tor. Lasse gottwärts wandern, den, der die Seel verlor Abendglocke klinge den Mond aus Wolkenruh: “Auf, den Stemlein bringe die Goldnen Wanderschuh!”
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Text Authorship:
- by Richard Billinger (1890 - 1965) [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 Heinrich (Heinz) Wimmer (1897 - 1985), "Abendglocke", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Richard Billinger) no. 2 (1931) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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