Nacht für Nacht

Still, es ist ein Tag verflossen.
Deine Augen sind geschlossen.
Deine Hände, schwer wie Blei,
liegen dir so drückend ferne.
Um dein Bette schweben Sterne,
dicht an dir vorbei.

Still, sie weiten dir die Wände:
Gieb uns her die schweren Hände,
sieh, der dunkle Himmel weicht -
Deine Augen sind geschlossen -
still, du hast den Tag genossen -
dir wird leicht - -

Translation(s): FRE

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Submitted by Harry Joelson

Authorship

• by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nacht für 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 Conrad (Eduard Reinhold) Ansorge (1862 - 1930), "Nacht für Nacht", op. 10 (Acht Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1896 [voice and piano], Berlin, Challier & Co. [
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• by Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979), "Nacht für Nacht", 1907. [
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• by Paul Kletzki (1900 - 1973), "Nacht für Nacht", op. 3 no. 2 [voice and piano], from Nachtgesänge, no. 2. [
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• by Paul Scheinpflug (1875 - 1937), "Nacht für Nacht", op. 1 (Sechs Gesänge für mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5 [medium voice and piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Nuit après nuit", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2007-07-04.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:05
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Word count: 64

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Nuit après nuit

Tranquille, un jour est passé.
Tes yeux sont fermés.
Tes mains, lourdes comme le plomb,
s'étendent pesamment si loin de toi.
Autour de ton lit flottent des étoiles,
qui passent devant toi en rangs serrés.

Tranquilles, elles écartent pour toi les murs :
Donne-nous tes lourdes mains,
Vois, le sombre ciel disparaît --
Tes yeux sont fermés --
tranquille, tu as savouré le jour --
tu deviens léger --

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nacht für Nacht"
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Conrad Ansorge, Rebecca Clarke, Paul Kletzki, Paul Scheinpflug. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2012-01-12.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:45
Line count: 12
Word count: 65