by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald
Language: German (Deutsch)
Abendlich [schon]1 rauscht der Wald Aus den [tiefsten]2 Gründen, Droben wird der Herr nun bald [An die Sternlein zünden]3, Wie so stille in den Schlünden, Abendlich nur rauscht der Wald. Alles geht zu seiner Ruh, [Wald und Welt versausen]4, Schauernd hört der Wandrer zu, Sehnt sich [recht]5 nach Hause, Hier in Waldes [grüner]6 Klause Herz, geh' [endlich auch]7 zur Ruh!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Zweite vermehrte und veränderte Auflage, W. Simion in Berlin, 1843, page 382.
1 Fischer: "nur"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Walter: "tiefen"
3 Franz: "Die Stern' anzünden"; Walter: "An die Sterne zünden"
4 Hensel: "Wie die Welt verbrause"
5 Franz: "wohl", Hensel: "tief"
6 Franz: "stiller"
7 Franz: "endlich du auch"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abschied", appears in Gedichte, in 6. Geistliche 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald", op. 575 (Sechs leichte zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt (auch im Chor zu singen) mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1881 [ SA chorus or vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Böie (1822 - 1900), "Abschied", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Böhme [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Dregert (1836 - 1893), "Abendlied", op. 74 (Zwei Gesänge für Sopran-Solo und Männerchor) no. 1, published 1885 [ soprano and men's chorus ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Abschied", H. 171 no. 2 (1872), from Drei Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Fink (1831 - 1911), "Abschied", op. 7 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published 1865 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Adolf Fischer , "Abendlich nur rauscht der Wald", op. 1 no. 4, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], from Vom Walde her. Fünf Lieder für Alt-Stimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Frankfurt a/O., Kressner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Abends", op. 16 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016), "Abschied", published 1981 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 4, Hollywood, CA : Alpheus Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hassenstein (1843 - 1927), "Abends", op. 58 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Harmonium oder Orgel) no. 3, published 1894 [ voice and harmonium or organ ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald", op. 3 no. 5 (1846), published 1847 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Gartenlieder : Sechs Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 5, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Abschied", op. 25 (Sechs Gesänge für Sopran, zwei Tenor, und zwei Bassstimmen (also Sechs Gesänge für Sopran, arr.)) no. 5, published 1843 [ chorus or soprano and piano ], Bonn, Simrock; originally for STTBB chorus, arranged for soprano and piano in 1863 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "Abends im Walde", op. 26 no. 6, published 1871 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Abendlied", op. 42 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Kont (1920 - 2000), "Abschied", 1977 [ medium voice or low voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Egon Kornauth (1891 - 1959), "Abschied", op. 36 (Acht Lieder nach Eichendorff) no. 8 (1932) [ low voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Abschied", op. 9 no. 5 (1894-5), published 1898, first performed 1896 [ medium voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 5, Leipzig, Max Brockhaus [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Abschied", op. 83 (Zehn [formerly Acht] Lieder für Männerchor) no. 9, copyright © 1909 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Reimann (1850 - 1906), "Abschied", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1881 [ soprano and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald", op. 9, Heft 1 no. 3, published 1870 [ three-part women's chorus a cappella ], Bonn, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Abschied", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1886 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Abschied", op. 20 no. 7 (1909) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Uhland und Eichendorff , no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Siewert (1818 - 1885), "Abschied", op. 4 no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Walter (1821 - 1896), "Abschied", op. 14 (Drei Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 3, published 1859 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Abendlied", op. 39 (Drei Gesänge für Bariton (oder Mezzo-Soprano) -- für Tenor (oder Sopran) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gotthard Wöhler (1818 - 1888), "Abschied", op. 2 no. 4 [ voice and piano ], Berlin : Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Evening breezes rustle yet in the wood", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Henri Dupraz) , "Le soir enfin murmure la forêt", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A sera già sussurra il bosco", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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