An meine Zither

Singe1 in heiliger Nacht,
Du meines Herzens Vertraute,
Freundliche Zither, ein Lied
Hier wo die Liebliche wohnt.

Sanft umflüstre dein Ton
Den süßen Traum der Geliebten,
Und des Sängers Bild
Zaubre der Schlummer ihr vor.

Ach! wie gleicht dir mein Herz;
Da sind die Saiten Gefühle,
Und ist es die Liebe nicht auch,
Die es zum Wohllaut gestimmt?

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¹ In the Zumsteeg score, "Töne" is given in parentheses above the word "Singe"

Submitted by Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813) [ 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 Gottfried Herrmann (1808 - 1878), "An meine Zither", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1876 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Hentze [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Emilie Zumsteeg (1796 - 1857), "An meine Zither", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1819. [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

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