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Wie der Sterne [große]1 Schar Sich im blauen Dunkel weitet Und die Seele wunderbar, Die so tief in Schmerzen war, In das Land des Friedens leitet! Tiefer atmet meine Brust Deine selig reinen Wellen, Klare Nacht! Und unbewußt Füllt mein Herz aus tiefen Quellen Sich mit neuer Lebenslust. Ringsum trugen nah und weit Menschen ihre schweren Lasten. Leise hast du sie befreit, Sorge, Leidenschaft und Streit Ausgelöscht. Sie dürfen rasten. Ernste Stille, heilige Ruh, Fürder durch des Lebens Wirre Leite meine Wege du, Führe mich durch Kampf und Irre Den erlösten [Brüdern]2 zu!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 168-169.
1 Scheuch: "lichte"2 Scheuch: "Scharen"
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bergnacht", written 1902 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Wilhelm Arbenz (1899 - 1969), "Bergnacht", published 1946 [ men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Raimund Dehn , "Bergnacht", 1943 [ baritone or alto and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Haug (1871 - 1956), "Bergnacht", op. 102 no. 3 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Müller-Zürich (1898 - 1993), "Bergnacht", published 1960 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Nørgaard (b. 1916), "Bergnacht", 1957 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Scheuch (1880 - ?), "Nächtliche Stille!", op. 58 (1931), published 1932 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
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Word count: 93
Comme la grande cohorte des étoiles Est étendue dans les ténèbres bleues Et conduit étrangement l'âme, Si profondément en souffrance, Dans le pays de la paix ! Ma poitrine respire plus profondément Tes ondes salutaires et pures, Claire nuit ! et inconsciemment Emplit mon cœur à une profonde source D'un nouveau plaisir de vivre. Tout alentour proches ou lointains, Des hommes portent leurs lourds fardeaux. Tu les as doucement libérés, Effacé leurs soucis souffrances et chicanes. Ils ont le droit de se reposer. Silence solennel, paix sacrée, Au milieu des désordres de la vie Guidez-moi sur mon chemin, Conduisez-moi parmi les luttes et les folies Vers mes [frères rachetés]².
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Translations of title(s):
"Nächtliche Stille!" = "Silence nocturne !"
"Bergnacht" = "Nuit en montagne"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bergnacht", written 1902
This text was added to the website: 2017-10-22
Line count: 20
Word count: 109