Schöne Nacht

Schöne Nacht,
Gestirne wandeln
Heilig über dir,
Und des Tags bewegtes Handeln,
Stillt zum Traum sich hier.

Was ich sehne,
Was ich fühle
Ist nun doppelt mein,
Ach in deiner keuschen Kühle,
Wird es gut und rein.

Und so bringst du
Diese Erde,
Bringst mein Herz zur Ruh,
Daß es still und stiller werde,
Schöne Nacht wie du. 

Translation(s): ENG

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Authorship

• by Karl (or Carl) Busse (1872 - 1918), "Schöne Nacht" [ author's text checked 1 time]

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

• by Roland Bocquet (b. 1878), "Schöne Nacht", op. 35 (4 Lieder) no. 4 (1913). [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Schöne Nacht, Gestirne wandeln", op. 81 (7 Lieder für eine tiefere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 5. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Schöne Nacht", op. 55 (Sieben Lieder) no. 1, published <<1905 [voice and piano], Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt [ sung text checked 1 time]
• by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Schöne Nacht", op. 9 (Lieder und Duette mit Begleitung des Klaviers) no. 3, published 1903, first performed 1903 [voice and piano], München: Dr. Heinrich Lewy ; Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Schöne Nacht", op. 40 (Vier Lieder) no. 4 (1899-1901), published 1909 [voice and piano], Braunschweig, Fr. Bartels [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

• ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2010-03-11T00:00:00.
Last modified: 2014-06-16T10:02:21
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