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by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909)

Wie ist der Abend stille
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wie ist der Abend stille,
  Wie milde naht die Nacht,
Sieh, das ist Gottes Wille,
  Der alles ruhen macht.

Es treibt der Hirt die Heerde
  Der lieben Heimath zu,
Und rings die Mutter Erde,
  Hüllt mählich sich in Ruh.

Und schlägt in all dem Frieden
  Unruhig noch dein Herz?
Giebt sich noch nicht zufrieden
  Dein Sorgen und dein Schmerz?

O gieb dich hin der süßen,
  Der stillen Gottesruh, 
Sieh, milde Hände schließen
  Dir alle Wunden zu.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst von Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909), "Abendlied" [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 Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Abendlied", op. 16 (Fünf Gedichte) no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Abendlied", op. 79 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Emil Leonhard (1810 - 1883), "Abendfeier", op. 14 (Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran oder Bariton mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 1, published 1846 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Hamburg, Schuberth und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Jakob Nater (1826 - 1906), "Abendlied", op. 5 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 5, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Fries [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Pache (1857 - 1897), "Abend", op. 59 (Drei Duette in Canonform mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1888 [ duet with piano ], Leipzig, Robolsky [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening song", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-09-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

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