Evening Song (Esti Dal) - Zoltan Kodaly

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Text in Hungarian:
Erdő mellet esvélëdtem,
Subám fejem alá tëttem,
Összetëttem két kezemet,
Úg'kértem jó Istenëmet:
Én Istenëm, adjál szállást,
Már mëguntam a járkálást, a bujdosást,
Az idegën földön lakást.
Adjon Isten jó éjszakát,
Küldje hozzám szent angyalát,
Bátoritsa szívünk álmát,
Adjon Isten jó éjszakát.

Translation:
Evening darkness overtook me near the woods;
I have put my coat under my head (i.e. as a pillow),
I have put my hands together,
to pray to the Lord, like this:
Oh, my Lord, give me a place to sleep,
I am weary with wandering,
with walking around and hiding,
with living on foreign land.
May Lord give me a good night.
May he send me a holy angel.
May he encourage our hearts' dreams.
May he give us a good night.

This piece is part of a concert of ours that takes choral works from a variety composers; from A to Z. Bach, Mozart, Handel and the more famous composers are not featured here, rather we performed music that isn't as commonly heard, but all the more beautiful.