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by Otto Banck (1824 - 1916)

Die alten Felsen blinken
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die alten Felsen blinken 
Im letzten Abendstrahl, 
Die Blumenkelche trinken 
Den duft'gen Thau im Thal. 
Die weißen Nebel steigen 
Vom Wiesengrund empor, 
Und aus den dunklen Zweigen 
Weht feucht der Wind hervor. 

Ach!  wie die Nacht sich kühlet, 
Wird's wärmer in der Brust; 
Es ahnt und drängt und wühlet 
Im Herzen umbewußt; 
Wie Nebel, sich lösend und hebend,
Aufsteigen zu den Höhn, 
Möcht' auch die Seele schwebend 
Zu lichten Räumen gehn!

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Confirmed with Verschollenes und Neues: ein Dichterbuch, ed. by Friedrich Bodenstedt, Hannover: Helwing'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1878, pages 300 - 301.


Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Banck (1824 - 1916), "In der Dämmerung" [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Abendruhe", op. 55 (Sechs Lieder von Otto Banck) no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-05-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 71

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