Es weht dein ferner Atem
mich sachte kühlend an.
Ganz tief lieg' ich verwoben
in dieser Stunde Bann.
 
Und alles unser Wissen
zerrinnt in Abendglut,
von allen unsern Worten
bleibt eins nur: sei mir gut!

Confirmed with Nachgelassene Schriften von Walter Calé. Mit einem Vorwort von Fritz Mauthner, herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Arthur Brückmann, Dritte Auflage, Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1910, page 71

It’s from the section called "Gedichte (1899-1904)."

Authorship:

• by Walter Calé (1881 - 1904), "Abendstunde" [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 Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Abendstunde", op. 9 no. 1, published <<1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by James Martin Simon (1880 - 1944), "Abendstunde", 1931 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Abendstunde", copyright © 1939 [ duet for soprano and baritone ], from 5 duets for Soprano and Baritone, no. 1, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, a translation by Vally Weigl, née Pick (c1894 - 1982) ; composed by Karl Weigl.
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Research team for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson

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