Langsam wird mein Kindchen müde, leise [kommt herbei]1 die Nacht; stille Wolken gehn am Himmel, und der Mond ist aufgewacht. Schaut mit seinen klaren Blicken in des Kindes Kämmerlein, streichelt es mit sanften Händen in den schönsten Traum hinein.
Confirmed with Saat und Ernte. Die deutsche Lyrik unserer Tage in Selbstauswahlen der Dichter und Dichterinnen, Mit kurzen Eigenbiographien und Angabe ihrer Werke herausgegeben von Albert Sergel, Berlin und Leipzig: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [1924], page 259.
Also confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 37.
1 Reger: "kommt"Text Authorship:
- by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Abendlied", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [author's text checked 2 times 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 Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Abendlied", 1909-10, from Kinderlieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Abendlied", op. 76 no. 5 (1932-1933?) [ voice and piano ], from Lauluja Albert Sergelin runoihin, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Neubeck (1882 - 1933), "Abendlied", op. 17 no. 9, published 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen. Ein Kinderlieder-Zyklus nach Ged. von A. Sergel, no. 9, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Abendlied", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 39 (1907) [ voice and piano ], Band 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Abendlied", op. 15 no. 4, published 1907/8 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen: 21 Kinderlieder von Albert Sergel, no. 4, München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Abendlied", op. 44 no. 10 (1920) [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Kinderlieder nach Gedichten von Albert Sergel, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de capvespre", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Evening Song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening song", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Iltalaulu", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du soir", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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