Meeresabend

Sie hat den ganzen Tag getobt
  Als wie in Zorn und Pein,
Nun bettet sich, nun glättet sich
  Die See und schlummert ein.

Und [drüber]1 zittert der Abendwind,
  Ein mildes, heiliges Wehn,
Das ist der Atem Gottes,
  Der schwebet ob den See'n.

Es küßt der Herr auf Lockenhaupt
  Die schlummernde See gelind
Und spricht mit säuselndem Segen:
  Schlaf' ruhig, wildes Kind!

by Moritz, Graf von Strachwitz (1822-1847) , "Meeresabend", from Neue Gedichte, in Nordland

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

by Julius Otto Grimm (1827-1903) , "Meeresabend", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2, published 1854. [voice and piano]
by Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927) , "Meeres Abend", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1866), published 1877. [mezzosoprano and piano]
by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829-1894) , "Meeresabend", op. 67 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder) no. 5, published 1864. [duet for two voices with piano]

Date added to the website: 2007-12-02.

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