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Still beginnt's im Hain zu thauen; Ruhig webt der Dämm'rung Grauen Durch die Gluth Sanfter Fluth, Durch das Grün umbüschter Auen, So die trunk'nen Blicke schauen. Sieh'! der Raben Nachtgefieder Rauscht auf ferne Eichen nieder. - Balsamduft Haucht die Luft; Philomelens Zauberlieder Hallet zart die Echo wieder. Horch! des Abendglöckleins Töne Mahnen ernst der Erde Söhne, Daß ihr Herz Himmelwärts, Sinnend ob der Heimath Schöne, Sich des Erdentands entwöhne. Durch der hohen Wolken Riegel Funkeln tausend Himmelssiegel, Luna's Bild Streuet mild In der Fluthen [klaren]1 Spiegel Schimmernd Gold auf Flur und Hügel. Von des Vollmonds Wiederscheine Blitzet das bemooste kleine Kirchendach. Aber ach! Ringsum decken [kühle Steine]2 Der Entschlummerten [Gebeine]3. Ruht, o Traute! von den Wehen, Bis beym großen Auferstehen Aus der Nacht Gottes Macht Einst uns ruft, in seiner Höhen Ew'ge Wonnen einzugehen.
Confirmed with Die heilige Lyra. Von Johannes Petrus Silbert. Wien, 1819. Gedruckt bey Anton Strauß, pages 180-181.
Note for Schubert's song: stanza 6, line 2, word 4 becomes "Auferstehn" in the repeat.
1 Schubert: "klarem"2 Schubert: "Leichensteine"
3 Schubert: "Gebein"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Peter Silbert (1772?/7? - 1844), "Abendbilder" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Abendbilder", D 650 (1819), published 1831 [ voice and piano ], A.Diabelli & Co., VN 3706, Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 9) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Imatges de capvespre", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Avondindrukken", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Evening images", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Images du soir", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Scena notturna", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 137
Piano si posa la rugiada nel bosco, dolcemente il grigio del crepuscolo si insinua nel rosso riflesso delle acque tranquille e nel verde dei prati e dei cespugli, la cui bellezza inebria lo sguardo. Guarda! Il volo notturno dei corvi si posa frusciando sulle querce in lontananza. Un balsamico aroma si respira nell’aria. Il canto magico di Filomela tutt’intorno riecheggia. Ascolta! Il suoni delle campane del Vespro Esortano solenni i figli della terra a volgere i cuori verso il cielo, Meditando sulla bellezza di quella dimora, abbandonando le abitudini della vita terrena. In alto, superando la barriera di nuvole, Brillano mille sigilli celesti, Il volto della Luna si riflette dolcemente Nello specchio limpido delle acque Diffondendo una luce dorata su colline e su prati. Il riflesso della luna piena fa luccicare a tratti il muschio sul tetto della chiesetta. Ma un velo di tristezza sopra tanta bellezza discende dalle lapidi che coprono tutt’intorno le ossa dei defunti. Riposate, o amati, dai dolori fino al giorno della Resurrezione. Dal buio della notte Il potere di Dio ci chiamerà alla luce; A godere, nel cielo, delle delizie eterne.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2025 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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 Peter Silbert (1772?/7? - 1844), "Abendbilder"
This text was added to the website: 2025-10-01
Line count: 36
Word count: 186