Zur Nacht

Nun fallen die Augen müde mir zu.
Komm, Engel des Schlummers, hüte die Ruh,
Komm halte am Bette freundliche Wacht,
Und kosige Träume webe, o Nacht!
Und schlürfe, was nimmer, Seele, wohl Du
Geatmet im Lichte: Friede und Ruh.

Translation(s): FRE

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Authorship

• by Carl Friedrich Engel (d. 1785) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

• by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Zur Nacht", op. 6 (Drei Chöre) no. 2 (1892). [four-part mixed chorus and piano] [
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• by Carl Schotte (1864 - 1917), "Zur Nacht", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [voice and piano], Berlin, Uhse [
   text not verified 
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "À la nuit", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2011-07-29.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:16
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Word count: 39

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À la nuit

Maintenant mes yeux fatigués se ferment.
Viens, ange du sommeil, veille sur mon repos,
Viens, monte amicalement la garde près de mon lit,
Et tisse des rêves caressants, ô nuit !
Et savoure, ô âme, ce que jamais tu n'as
Respiré à la lumière : paix et repos.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Carl Friedrich Engel (d. 1785)
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Max Reger, Carl Schotte. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2015-06-04.
Last modified: 2015-06-04 22:24:15
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Word count: 48