Abendlied
German source:
Gottfried Kinkel
Verrauscht des Abends Weh’n;
Nun hört man aller Orten
Der Engel Füsse geh’n.
Rings in die Tiefe senket
Sich Finsterniss mit Macht;
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
Und was dir bange macht!
Nun steh’n im Himmelskreise
Die Stern’ in Majestät;
In gleichem, festem Gleise
Der goldne Wagen geht.
Und gleich den Sternen lenket
Er deinen Weg durch Nacht;
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
Und was dir bange macht!
Evening Song
English translation ©
Eric Sams
So hushed is the evening
That you can hear
The footfalls of passing angels.
All around, night
Darkens and deepens;
Now cast away your sickness, my heart,
And your despair.
Now the stars arise in majesty
In the encircling sky;
The golden chariot of time
Passes on its assured way.
And your way through the night
Shall be safely guided too,
So now cast away your sickness, my heart,
And your despair.
Translation by Eric Sams
Abendlied
German source:
Gottfried Kinkel
Evening Song
English source:
Eric Sams
Es ist so still geworden,
All is still;
Verrauscht des Abends Weh’n;
So hushed is the evening
Nun hört man aller Orten
That you can hear
Der Engel Füsse geh’n.
The footfalls of passing angels.
Rings in die Tiefe senket
All around, night
Sich Finsterniss mit Macht;
Darkens and deepens;
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
Now cast away your sickness, my heart,
Und was dir bange macht!
And your despair.
Nun steh’n im Himmelskreise
Now the stars arise in majesty
Die Stern’ in Majestät;
In the encircling sky;
In gleichem, festem Gleise
The golden chariot of time
Der goldne Wagen geht.
Passes on its assured way.
Und gleich den Sternen lenket
And your way through the night
Er deinen Weg durch Nacht;
Shall be safely guided too,
Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränket
So now cast away your sickness, my heart,
Und was dir bange macht!
And your despair.
Composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured…
Poet
Gottfried Kinkel
Johann Gottfried Kinkel was a German poet also noted for his revolutionary activities and his escape from a Prussian prison in Spandau with the help of his friend Carl Schurz. He was born at Oberkassel (now part of Bonn). Having studied theology at…