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Der Abend schleiert Flur und Hain In traulichholde Dämmrung ein; Hell flimmt, wo goldne Wölkchen ziehn, Der Stern der Liebeskönigin. Die Wogenfluth hallt Schlummerklang, Die Bäume lispeln Abendsang; Der Wiese Gras umgaukelt lind Mit Sylphenkuß der Frühlingswind. Der Geist der Liebe wirkt und strebt, Wo nur ein Puls der Schöpfung bebt; Im Strom, wo Wog' in Woge fließt, Im Hain, wo Blatt an Blatt sich schließt. O Geist der Liebe! führe du Dem Jüngling die Erkorne zu! Ein Minneblick der Trauten hellt Mit Himmelsglanz die Erdenwelt!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich von Matthisson. Erster Theil. Tübingen, bei Cotta, 1811, page 39.
Note: The initial version of this poem, published with the title Abendlied, is slightly different; see below.
Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Geist der Liebe", written 1776-77 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Geist der Liebe", D 414 (1816), published 1895 [ voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Geist der Liebe", op. 11 no. 3, D 747 (1822), published 1822 [ ttbb quartet with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by F. C. Füchs, Albert Gottlieb Methfessel, Hans Georg Nägeli, Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'esperit de l'amor", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Geest van liefde", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The spirit of love", copyright © 2011
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'esprit de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Antonio Zencovich) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Iago Giné) , "Espíritu del amor", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 86
La tarde vela los campos y sotos en acogedor y dulce crepúsculo; clara centellea, donde doradas nubes se desplazan, la estrella de la reina del amor. Las ondulantes mareas resuenan con un somnoliento sonido, los árboles susurran una canción de la tarde; la hierba de la pradera agita suavemente con un beso de sílfide el viento de primavera. El espíritu del amor impresiona y [entreteje]1, donde sólo un pulso de la Creación bate; en la corriente, donde la ola sobre ola fluye, en el soto, donde la hoja con hoja se une. Oh! espíritu del amor, conduce el muchacho a su escogida! Una [dulce]2 mirada de la querida ilumina con celeste resplandor el mundo terrestre!
1 Schubert: "ambiciona"
2 Schubert: "amorosa"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2013 by Iago Giné, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Geist der Liebe", written 1776-77
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 115