Der schwere Abend

Die dunklen Wolken hingen
Herab so bang und schwer,
Wir beide traurig gingen
Im Garten hin und her.

So heiß und stumm, so trübe
Und sternlos war die Nacht,
So ganz wie unsre Liebe
Zu Tränen nur gemacht.

Und als ich mußte scheiden
Und gute Nacht dir bot,
Wünscht' ich bekümmert beiden
Im Herzen uns den Tod.

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-1850) [pseudonym] , "Der schwere Abend", from Gedichte: Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Emile-Robert Blanchet (1877-1943) , "Der schwere Abend", published 1902/3 [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder, no. 2.
by Ignaz Brüll (1846-1907) , "Der schwere Abschied", op. 5 (Zwölf Gesänge), Heft 3 no. 2 (186-?)
by Gerrit Jan van Eijken (1832-1879) , "Der schwere Abend", op. 8 (Zwei Gedichte) no. 1.
by Hans Fleischer (1896-1981) , "Der schwere Abend", op. 71 (6 Lieder für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1930). [medium voice and piano]
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Der schwere Abschied", op. 37 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4 (1866?)
by Robert Freund (1852-1936) , "Der schwere Abend", op. 4 (5 Songs) no. 1.
by Ödön (Edmund) von Mihalovich (1842-1929) , "Der schwere Abend", published >>1885, from Sechs Lieder, no. 1.
by Franz Philipp (1890-1972) , "Schwerer Abend", op. 1 no. 1, published 19-? [alto, string quartet, clarinet, bassoon], from Lenau-Lieder, no. 1.
by Frédéric Louis Ritter (1826-1891) , "Der schwere Abschied", op. 10 no. 1, published 1876.
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Die dunklen Wolken hingen", op. 47 no. 1d (1931-3) [baritone, string quartet], from Notturno, no. 4.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Der schwere Abschied", op. 90 no. 6 (1850).
by Leone Sinigaglia (1868-1944) , "Der schwere Abend", op. 23 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1902.
by Erich Zeisl (1905-1959) , "Der schwere Abend", 1928 [baritone and piano], unpublished

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