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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Midsummer lullaby
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Silver clouds are lightly sailing
Through the drowsy, trembling air,
And the golden summer sunshine
Casts a glory everywhere.

Softly sob and sigh the billows
As they dream in shadows sweet,
And the swaying reeds and rushes
Kiss the mirror at their feet.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Mai", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908), "Midsummer lullaby", op. 47 no. 2, published 1893, from Eight Love Songs, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 43

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