by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)
Du schläfst
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du schläfst - so will ich leise flehen: O schlafe sanft! und leise will ich gehen, Daß dich nicht störe meiner Tritte Gang, Daß du nicht hörest meiner Stimme Klang.
Note: Reger SW lists this as "Dichter[in] unbekannt" (unknown poet)
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Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Du schläfst", first published 1885 [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 Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Du schläfst", op. 23 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Gute Nacht", 1890/1 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 9
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tu dorms", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Good night/You sleep", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tu dors", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-11-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 30