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Evening glow on the woods
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Evening glow on the woods by Franz Wilhelm Abt — Lyrics
Am Waldrand steht ein Tannenbaum
mit lustig schwankendem Wipfel,
da schwingen sich, husch, zwei Vöglein drauf
zu oberst auf den Gipfel
und blicken herab in den Wald hinein
und singen so laut und singen so fein.
Weiß wohl, was euch beiden so wohl gefällt:
nichts Schöneres gibt's ja in Gottes Welt
als der Wald im roten, goldenen Abendschein.
O könnt' ich schau'n mit euch herab,
ihr Vöglein, auf all den Schimmer,
auf's funkelnde Grün, auf das zitternd Licht,
auf's neckisch holde Geflimmer,
und säh' ich wie ihr in die Pracht hinein
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About Evening glow on the woods
Franz Wilhelm Abt was a prolific German composer of Lieder and choral music. This SATB part-song, Evening glow on the woods, is a secular work that captures a charming scene from nature. The German lyrics, also provided in English translation, describe two birds perched atop a fir tree at the edge of the woods, gazing down into the forest. They sing of their joy in the beautiful, golden evening light bathing the trees. The text expresses a longing to share their perspective, to marvel at the shimmering, sparkling greenery and the playful, flickering light, concluding that there is nothing more beautiful in the world than the forest in its evening glow.
