In the evening | Why do the stocks seem so much more scented at night?

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Abends

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Warum duften die Levkoien so viel schöner bei der Nacht?
Warum brennen deine Lippen so viel röter bei der Nacht?
Warum ist in meinem Herzen so die Sehnsucht auferwacht,
Diese brennend roten Lippen dir zu küssen bei der Nacht?

Text Authorship:

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Abends" [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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "Abends", 1939 [ soprano and piano ], Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek [sung text not yet checked]
by Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Abends", op. 21 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Victor Cormann (1871 - 1963), "Abends", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Rost [sung text not yet checked]
by Josef Gauby (1851 - 1932), "Abends", op. 31 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Abends", op. 48 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Abends", op. 3 (Drei Gedichte) no. 2, published 191-? [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Abends", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the evening", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 39

In the evening

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Why do the stocks seem so much more scented at night?
Why do your lips burn so much more red at night?
Why has the longing awakened within my heart,
To kiss these burning red lips by night?

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Abends"
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 38