Every rustling tree (Friedrich Kuhlau)

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• (Posted 2022-04-24)  CPDL #68964:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2022-04-24).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 51 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Every rustling tree
Composer: Friedrich Kuhlau
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTBB
Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 1879 The Orpheus (New series) no.91
Description: An English version of Kuhlau's Abendlied

Original text and translations

English text

Every rustling tree is at peace,
The whispering winds do cease,
And no sound is heard,
The birds are all sunk in slumber;
Wait awhile, wait awhile,
Soon shalt thou too rest in peace.