Der Abend

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.

by Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) , "Der Abend"

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

by Heinz Holliger (1939-) , "Der Abend", first performed 2004 [soprano and orchestra], from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 2.
by Robert Kahn (1865-1951) , "Der Abend", op. 28 no. 5 (1898) [soli, mixed chorus, and orchestra or piano], from Sommerabend, no. 5.
by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892-1959) , "Der Abend", 1928, from 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 11.
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Der Abend", op. 11 no. 5 (1933-4).
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , "Auf braunen Sammetschuhen", op. 22 no. 1 (1934), published 1979.

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