Auf braunen Sammetschuhen geht
der Abend durch das müde Land,
sein weiter Mantel wallt und weht,
und Schlummer fällt von seiner Hand.
Mit stiller Fackel steckt er nun
der Sterne treue Kerzen an.
Sei ruhig, Herz! Das Dunkel kann
dir nun kein Leid mehr tun.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Walter John Alexander Freymann (1866 - 1945), "Der Abend", 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Herzenslieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Der Abend", 1956/7, rev. 2003 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 2, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Der Abend", op. 28 no. 5 (1898) [ soli, mixed chorus, and orchestra or piano ], from Sommerabend, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Der Abend", 1928, from 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Der Abend", op. 11 no. 5 (1933-4) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Auf braunen Sammetschuhen", op. 22 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1934), published c1977 [ soprano and piano ], Hillsdale, N. Y. : Mobart Music Publications [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "On brown velvet shoes", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "The evening", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45
On brown velvet shoes walks
Evening through the weary land.
With a quiet torch he lights
the stars' faithful candles.
Be calm, heart. Darkness can
now cause you no more pain.