Księżyc osrebrza brzozy, Co toną w modrym mroku I zanurzają nagie Korzenie swe w potoku. U stóp ich senny strumień Migocze w leśnej debrze, A górą ciągną chmury W miesięcznym, chłodnym srebrze. Wiatr gna je bezszelestny... Noc czarodziejsko cicha... Do morze wzdycha fala, Do gwiazd pieśń moja wzdycha...
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Authorship:
- by Leopold Staff (1878 - 1957) [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 Feliks Nowowiejski (1877 - 1946), "Księżyc osrebrza brzozy", 1940/41? [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Joost van der Linden) , "De maan kleurt de berken zilver", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Ingrid Schmithüsen) (Janusz Mordasiewicz) , "Der Mond versilbert Birken", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ingrid Schmithüsen
This text was added to the website: 2013-05-22
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