Esti Dal
Language: Hungarian (Magyar)
Available translation(s): DUT ENG
Erdő mellett est vélëdtem,
Subám fejem alá tëttem,
Összetëttem két kezemet,
Úgy kértem jó Istenëmet:
Én Istenëm, adjál szállást,
Már mëguntam a járkálást,
a bujdosást,
Az idegën földön lakást.
Adjon Isten jó éjszakát,
Küldje hozzám szent angyalát,
Bátoritsa szívünk álmát,
Adjon Isten jó éjszakát,
mmm...
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "Volksliedje uit Hongarije", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , "Evening Song", copyright © 2019, (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: 13
Word count: 45
Volksliedje uit Hongarije
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the Hungarian (Magyar)
De duisternis overviel me bij het bos
Ik vouwde mijn cape als kussen onder m'n hoofd, sloot m'n handen
en bad tot de Heer:
O Heer, geef me beschutting,
Ik ben zo moe van het zwerven,
Van het schuilen,
Van leven in vreemde landen.
Heer, geef mij een goede nacht,
Zend me 'n heilige engel,
Bemoedig me in mijn diepste dromen,
Heer, geef mij een goede nacht,
mmm...
Authorship:
- Translation from Hungarian (Magyar) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2003 by Wijtse Rodenburg, (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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 69