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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

An den Mond
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie blickst du hell und rein, 
O Mond, zur Welt hinein! 
Ob Wolken dich necken,
Dich wollen bedecken,
Du blickst doch hell und rein
Zur weiten Welt hinein.

Du hast schon manche Nacht,
O Mond, bei mir gewacht;
Mein Klagen gemindert,
Mein Leiden gelindert,
Hast mild mich angelacht,
Hast fröhlich mich gemacht.

O du des Friedens Bild,
O Mond, so hell und mild! 
Wie dort auf die Welle 
Der silbernen Quelle, 
Blick in mein Herz hinein 
Mit deinem milden Schein!

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "An den Mond" [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 Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "An den Mond", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 15 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "An den Mond ", op. 55 no. 2, published 1857 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 5 Gedichte von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Wien, Spina [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 80

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