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by Marie Laura Förster (1817 - 1856), as Maria Jäger

O, Mond, o lösch' dein gold'nes Licht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O Mond, o lösch Dein goldnes Licht,
O Nacht, sei nicht so schön,
O lieben Sterne, funkelt nicht,
Ich möchte schlafen gehn.

Schon fallen mir die Augen zu,
Die lang sich müd' gewacht -
Und doch, ich finde keine Ruh'
In [solcher]1 Zaubernacht!

O Menschen, seid nicht allzu gut,
O Welt, sei nicht so schön,
Weckt mir nicht neue Lebensglut,
Ich möchte schlafen gchn.

Mein Tag erlosch, schon winket mir
Ein Stern von [ew'gen Höhn]2,
Und doch, doch ist mein Herz noch hier -
O Welt, sei nicht so schön!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   R. Franz 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Franz: "dieser"
2 Franz: "lichten Höh'n"

Text Authorship:

  • by Marie Laura Förster (1817 - 1856), as Maria Jäger, "O Mond, o lösch' dein goldnes Licht!", first published 1853 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "O, Mond, o lösch' dein gold'nes Licht", op. 21 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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