Stille, Hjærte, Sol går ned,
Sol går ned bag Heden,
Dyr går hjem fra Dagens Bed,
Storken står i Reden.
Stille, Hjærte, Sol går ned.

Tavshed over Hedesti
og langs Veje krumme;
en forsinket Humlebi
ene høres brumme.
Stille, Hjærte, Sol går ned.

Viben slår et enligt Slag
over Mosedammen,
før den under Frytlens Tag
folder Vingen sammen.
Stille, Hjærte, Sol går ned.

Fjerne Ruder østerpå
blusser op i Gløden,
Hededamme bittesmå
spejler Aftenrøden.
Stille, Hjærte, Sol går ned.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Jeppe Aakjær, Samlede Værker - Andet Bind - Digte 1908-1918, Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, Kjøbenhavn og Kristiania, 1918.

Text Authorship:

• by Jeppe Aakjær (1866 - 1930), "Aften", first published 1912 [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 Thomas Linneman Laub (1852 - 1927), "Stille, hjerte, sol går ned", 1915, published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from En Snes danske Viser (1917), no. 39, Leipzig & København, Wilhelm Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Soir", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

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