Text & Translation
Abendständchen. An Lina
German source:
von Baumberg, Gabriele
Und heiter wie ihr Blick,
O Abend! und vermähle
Mit selt’ner Treu das Glück.
Wenn alles schläft, und trübe
Die stille Lampe scheint,
Und hoffnungslose Liebe
Oft helle Tränen weint:
Evening Serenade. To Lina
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
and as serene as her gaze,
O evening, and reward
such rare constancy with happiness!
When all sleep,
the silent lamp burns dimly;
only hopeless love
often sheds its shining tears.
Abendständchen. An Lina
German source:
von Baumberg, Gabriele
Evening Serenade. To Lina
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Sei sanft, wie ihre Seele,
Be as gentle as her soul,
Und heiter wie ihr Blick,
and as serene as her gaze,
O Abend! und vermähle
O evening, and reward
Mit selt’ner Treu das Glück.
such rare constancy with happiness!
Wenn alles schläft, und trübe
When all sleep,
Die stille Lampe scheint,
the silent lamp burns dimly;
Und hoffnungslose Liebe
only hopeless love
Oft helle Tränen weint:
often sheds its shining tears.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
Poet
von Baumberg, Gabriele
Gabriele (or Gabriella) von Baumberg (or Bamberg), wife of János Batsányi (also Bacsányi), was an Austrian author and poet. Von Baumberg was born in Vienna, the daughter of an Austrian civil servant. She received a humanistic education and from…