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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Abendheimkehr
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Sein Bündel Holz am Rücken bringt
Der Arme heimgetragen;
Der frohe Knecht die Geißel schwingt
Am erntevollen Wagen.

Die milchbeladne Herde wiegt
Sich in die trauten Ställe;
Mit Scherz und Kuß zur Dirne fliegt
Der lustige Geselle.

Von Feld und Walde pfeift nach Haus
Der Jäger dort, der rasche;
Und Has und Wachtel guckt heraus,
Zu prahlen, aus der Tasche.

Den Dichter sieht man aus der Nacht
Der Eichen selig schwanken;
Er taumelt fort mit seiner Tracht
Unsterblicher Gedanken.

Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Abendheimkehr", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Abendheimkehr", op. 70 no. 5 (1954-5) [ medium voice and orchestra ], from Nachhall: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Nikolaus Lenau und Matthias Claudius, no. 5, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Peter Palmer) , "Going home in the evening", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rentrée vespérale", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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