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by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)

Sommer‑Aftensang
Language: German (Deutsch) 
I fjerne Kirketaarne hist 
Nu Aftenklokkerne ringe.
Snart sover liden Fugl paa Qvist
Med Hovedet under sin Vinge.
Nu samles Frænder kjönt igjen,
Som Fugleunger paa Grene;
Men den, som har slet ingen Ven, 
Han sidder ved Qvel alene.

Snart ruller ud den stille Nat
Sit Skyggefloer over Himlen,
Og den, som sidder meest forladt,
Seer op imod Stjernevrimlen.
Og gjennem Himmelslöret ud
Der skinner Öine fuldklare:
Mildt seer den kjære store Gud
Herned med sin Stjerneskare.

Han seer til sine Börn da vist,
Han seer til Höie og Ringe,
Selv til den lille Fugl paa Qvist
Med Hovedet under sin Vinge.
Til dem, som sove, seer han hen;
Han vugger Fuglenes Grene;
Og den, som har slet ingen Ven,
Han lader ei sidde ene.

Det Barn, der synes meest forladt,
Gud Fader selv vil bevare:
Han sender i den stille Nat
Til Jorden sin Engleskare.
De sprede deres Vinger ud,
Naar alle Öine sig lukke.
Selv vaager hele Verdens Gud
Ved Skabningens store Vugge.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Weyse 

Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862) [author's text not yet checked 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 Christopher Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774 - 1842), "Sommer-Aftensang" [ voice and piano ], from Syv Aftensange, no. 4, Kjøbenhavn: C.C. Lose & Olsen [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Peter Johann Willatzen (1824 - 1898) , "Abendlied", appears in Nordlandsharfe, in Aus Dänemark ; composed by Ferdinand Kamm.
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-10-04
Line count: 32
Word count: 165

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