Der Abend sinkt. Nun schlafen alle Dinge selig ein. Und aller Dinge Wesen wächst als Traum hervor. Und leise erst, dann voll erhabner Kraft, Fängt aller Dinge Traum zu tönen an. In einem Meer von Tönen ruhet nun die Welt: In einem Traumgesang von Gott und Ewigkeit.
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Authorship:
- by Hans Reinhart (1880 - 1963), appears in Lieder des Lenzes, first published 1921 [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 Peter Fassbaender (1869 - 1920), "Der Abend sinkt", published 194-? [ women's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
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