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O wie schön ist [deine]1 Welt, Vater, wenn sie golden strahlet! Wenn dein Glanz herniederfällt, Und den Staub mit Schimmer malet; Wenn das Roth, das in der Wolke blinkt, In mein stilles Fenster sinkt! Könnt' ich klagen, könnt' ich zagen? Irre seyn an dir und mir? Nein, ich will im Busen tragen Deinen Himmel schon [dahier]2. Und dies Herz, eh' es zusammenbricht, Trinkt noch Gluth und schlürft noch Licht.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Blätter von Karl Lappe. Erstes Heft. Lied und Leben. Stralsund, 1824. Gedruckt in der Königl. Regierungs-Buchdruckerei, page 24; with Karl Lappe's sämmtliche poetische Werke. Ausgabe letzter Hand. Erster Theil. Rostock, Verlag von J. M. Oeberg. 1836, page 17; and with Zeitung für die elegante Welt. Herausgegeben von K. L. Methus. Müller. Achtzehnter Jahrgang. 1818. Leipzig, bei Leopold Voß. No. 203. Freitags, den 16. Oktober 1818, page 1642.
1 Lappe (1836 edition): "eine" (probably misprint)2 Schubert: "allhier"
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Gottlieb Lappe (1773 - 1843), "Im Abendroth", first published 1818 [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), "Im Abendroth", op. 186 (Lieder und Chöre für 3 Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte), Heft 4 (Bearbeitungen nach Motiven von Franz Schubert ) no. 16, published 1869 [ vocal trio of female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Im Abendrot", op. 15 (Gesänge für Männerstimmen), Heft 1 no. 4 [ men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Im Abendrot", op. 29 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1919, first performed 1920 [ voice and organ ], Mainz : Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Im Abendrot", D 799 (1824?5) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al capvespre ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In het avondrood", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At dusk", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au coucher du soleil", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Al tramonto", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 72
O how beautiful is your world, Father, when she shines with golden beams! When your gaze descends And paints the dust with a shimmering glowing, When the red, which flashes in the clouds, Sinks into my quiet window! How could I complain, how could I be afraid? How could anything ever be amiss between you and me? No, I will carry in my breast Your Heaven for all times. And this heart, before it breaks down, Shall drink in the glow and the light.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Gottlieb Lappe (1773 - 1843), "Im Abendroth", first published 1818
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 84