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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Schlafe, Liebchen, weil's auf Erden
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schlafe, Liebchen, weil's auf Erden Nun so still und seltsam wird! Oben gehn die goldnen Herden, Für uns alle wacht der Hirt. In der Ferne ziehn Gewitter; Einsam auf dem Schifflein schwank, Greif' ich draußen in die Zither, Weil mir gar so schwül und bang. Schlingend sich an Bäum' und Zweigen In Dein stilles Kämmerlein, Wie auf goldnen Leitern, steigen Diese Töne aus und ein. Und ein wunderschöner Knabe Schifft hoch über Tal und Kluft, Rührt mit seinem goldnen Stabe Säuselnd in der lauen Luft. Und in wunderbaren Weisen Singt er ein uraltes Lied, Das in linden Zauberkreisen Hinter seinem Schifflein zieht. [Ach, den süßen Klang verführet]1 Weit der buhlerische Wind, Und durch Schloß und Wand ihn spüret Träumend [jedes schöne]2 Kind.
F. Mendelssohn sets stanzas 1, 3, 6
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von M. Simion, 1841, page 233.
1 Mendelssohn: "Und der Töne Klang entführet"2 Mendelssohn: "wohl das süsse"
Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abendständchen", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [author's text checked 2 times 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 Robert Eitner (1832 - 1905), "Abendständchen", op. 13 (Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by F. C. (Ferdinand Carl) Füchs (1811 - 1848), "Ständchen", op. 37, published 1845 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016), "Abendständchen", published 1981 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder nach Gedichten von Joseph von Eichendorff, no. 7, Hollywood, CA : Alpheus Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Abendständchen", 1847 [ men's chorus ], from Sechs Gesänge für Männerstimmen, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Abendständchen", op. 40 no. 3, published 1922 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Schlafe, Liebchen", 1906 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Abendständchen", op. posth. 75 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2 (1839), published 1849, stanzas 1,3,6 [ four-part men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Eduard Rommel , "Abendständchen", op. 4 (Sechs Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 5, published [1858] [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Abendständchen", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Chor) no. 3, published 1878 [ four-part chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Abendständchen", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Artur Schnabel (1882 - 1951), "Abendständchen", op. 14 no. 3, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder op. 14 für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Steiger , "Abendständchen", op. 9 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Budapest, Harmonia [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Serenata vespral", copyright © 2014, (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 (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening serenade", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Montanari) , "Ninna-nanna", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 122
Evening serenade
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Sleep, my darling, because on earth It now becomes so quiet and strange! Overhead travel the golden herds, Over us all the shepherd watches. In the distance there are thunderstorms; Alone upon the agile little ship, I strum the strings of my zither outside, Because I feel so oppressed and anxious. Winding themselves about trees and branches Into your little chamber, As upon golden ladders, climb These sounds in and out. And a wondrously beautiful lad, Sails high over valley and ravine, With his golden staff he creates A rustling in the warm breeze. And in wondrous tunes He sings an ancient song That behind his little boat Trails in gentle magical circles. [Ah, the sweet sounds are ensnared]1 [And carried] into the distance by the amorous wind, And through locks and walls they are discerned Dreamily by [every beautiful]2 child.
View original text (without footnotes)
1 Mendelssohn: "And the ringing of the sounds are taken up"
2 Mendelssohn: "the sweet"
1 Mendelssohn: "And the ringing of the sounds are taken up"
2 Mendelssohn: "the sweet"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Abendständchen", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe
This text was added to the website: 2013-08-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 141