Hör es klagt die Flöte wieder

[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.

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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!"

Authorship

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778-1842) , no title, 1802, from Lustige Musikanten, published 1803

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
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
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Abendständchen", op. 42 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1 (1859).
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
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
by Leo Grill (1846-1919?) , "Abendständchen", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1874 [SATB chorus], Leipzig, Kistner
by Robert Gund (1865-1927) , "Abendständchen", op. 34 no. 5 (1904).
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
by Robert Kahn (1865-1951) , "Abendständchen", 1924, from Zwölf Duette und Kanons zum 14.8.1924, no. 10.
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
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.
by Louis Ferdinand, Prinz von Preußen (1907-1994) , "Abendständchen", published 1955.
by Max Reger (1873-1916) , "Abendständchen", op. 83 (Zehn Lieder für Männerchor) no. 3, copyright © 1904. [men's chorus]
by Luise Reichardt (1779-1826) , "Duettino", published 1819.
by Woldemar Sacks , "Abendständchen", op. 9 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1895 [voice and piano], Berlin, Plothow
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
by Walter Schulthess (1894-1971) , "Abendständchen" [voice and piano]
by Anton Urspruch (1850-1907) , "Abendständchen", op. 23 (Lieder für eine Singstimme) no. 1 (1882).
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Abendständchen", op. 16 (Neun Lieder) no. 7 (1937-8).
by Johan Weegenhuise (1910-) , "Abendständchen", 1961.
by Max von Weinzierl (1841-1898) , "Abendständchen", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5, published 1879 [soprano or tenor and piano], Wien, Jägermayer & Germ
by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881-1948) , "Sarabande: Abendständchen", op. 65 no. 3 [soprano, violin, cello, and piano], from Rokoko-Suite, no. 3.

by Meta ter Kuile-Troxler (1895-1940) , "Serenata", op. 7b (4 Lieder) no. 1, copyright © 1926 [voice and piano], Leipzig: Hug, also set in German

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Evening serenade", copyright © 2005
DUT Dutch (Wim Reedijk) , "Avondserenade", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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