Evening serenade | Hark, the flute laments again

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Hör es klagt die Flöte wieder

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT ENG FRE SPA

[Hör]¹ es klagt die Flöte wieder
Und die kühlen [Brunnen]² rauschen,
Golden wehn die Töne nieder,
Stille, [stille]³, laß uns lauschen!

Holdes Bitten, mild Verlangen,
[Wie es süß zum Herzen spricht]⁴!
Durch die Nacht die mich umfangen,
Blickt zu mir der Töne Licht.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Brahms • J. Brandts-Buys • W. Braunfels • M. Kuile-Troxler • Louis Ferdinand • L. Reichardt • R. Stöhr • H. Zilcher

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¹ Brandts-Buys: "Horch"
² Louis Ferdinand: "Bronnen"
³ omitted by Brandts-Buys.
⁴ Brandts-Buys: "Wie so süß zum Herzen es spricht!"

Text Authorship:

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, written 1802, appears in Lustige Musikanten, first published 1803 [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 R. Andersch , "Abendständchen", op. 33 no. 8, published 1891 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Licht und Schatten. Acht Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Regensburg, Fritz [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Abendständchen", op. 58 ([Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Abendständchen", op. 42 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1 (1859), published 1872 [ saatbb chorus ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
by Jan Willem Frans Brandts-Buys (1868 - 1933), "Abendständchen", op. 20 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1911 [ voice, flute and piano ], Drei-Masken-Verlag, München [sung text checked 1 time]
by Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Abendständchen", op. 58 no. 1 (1918-1942) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Romantische Gesänge für Sopran und Orchester, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Friedrich Wilhelm Dietz (1833 - 1897), "Abendständchen", op. 52 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Fries [sung text not yet checked]
by Leo Grill (1846 - 1919?), "Abendständchen", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1874 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Abendständchen", op. 34 no. 5 (1904) [sung text not yet checked]
by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Abendständchen", op. 41 (Sieben Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1883 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Abendständchen", 1942, published 1999 [ voice and piano ], Schott [sung text not yet checked]
by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Abendständchen", 1924, from Zwölf Duette und Kanons zum 14.8.1924, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
by Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Abendständchen", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2, published 1906-1913 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
by Meta ter Kuile-Troxler (1895 - 1940), "Ständchen", op. 7b (4 Lieder) no. 1, copyright © 1926 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Hug, also set in Italian (Italiano) [sung text checked 1 time]
by René Leibowitz (1913 - 1972), "Hör es klagt die Flöte wieder", op. 38 no. 1 [ baritone and instrumental ensemble (8 instruments) ], from Serenade for baritone and 8 instruments, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
by Louis Ferdinand, Prinz von Preußen (1907 - 1994), "Abendständchen", published 1955 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Karl Rankl (1898 - 1968), "Abendständchen", 1922 [ female voice and piano ], from 4 Lieder für eine Frauenstimme, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix vom Rath (1866 - 1905), "Abendständchen", op. 8 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Abendständchen", op. 83 (Zehn [formerly Acht] Lieder für Männerchor) no. 3, copyright © 1904 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Luise Reichardt (1779 - 1826), "Duettino", published 1819 [ vocal duet with piano ], from operetta Die Musikanten [sung text checked 1 time]
by Woldemar Sacks , "Abendständchen", op. 9 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
by Philippine Schick (1893 - 1970), "Hör es klagt die Flöte", op. 29 no. 2 (1936), first performed 1937 [ soprano and piano ], from Vom Frieden der Liebe, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Ständchen", op. 21 (Drei Lieder für 3 Oberstimmen) no. 2, published 1912/13, first performed 1913 [ vocal trio for 3 sopranos a cappella ], Wunderhornverlag ; note: this may be the wrong text for this title [sung text not yet checked]
by Walter Schulthess (1894 - 1971), "Abendständchen" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Richard Stöhr (1874 - 1967), "Abendständchen" [ voice and piano ], from 8 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, 2. Heft, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Abendständchen", op. 23 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (1882), published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Abendständchen", op. 16 (Neun Lieder) no. 7 (1937-8) [sung text not yet checked]
by Johan Weegenhuise (b. 1910), "Abendständchen", 1961 [sung text not yet checked]
by Max von Weinzierl (1841 - 1898), "Abendständchen", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published 1879 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Wien, Jägermayer & Germ [sung text not yet checked]
by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Sarabande: Abendständchen", op. 65 no. 3 [ soprano, violin, cello, and piano ], from Rokoko-Suite, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Constantino Grondona ; composed by Meta ter Kuile-Troxler.

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wim Reedijk) , "Avondserenade", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

Evening serenade

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Hark, the flute laments again
and the cool springs murmur;
golden, the sounds waft down -
be still, be still, let us listen.

Lovely supplication, gentle longing,
how sweetly it speaks to the heart!
Through the night that enfolds me
shines the light of the music.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, written 1802, appears in Lustige Musikanten, first published 1803
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This text was added to the website: 2005-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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