Der Mond steht über dem Berge

Der Mond steht über dem Berge,
So recht für verliebte Leut';
Im Garten rieselt ein Brunnen,
Sonst Stille weit und breit.

Neben der Mauer im Schatten,
Da stehn der Studenten drei,
Mit Flöt' und Geig' und Zither,
Und singen und spielen dabei.

Die Klänge schleichen der Schönsten
Sacht in den Traum hinein,
sie schaut den blonden Geliebten
und lispelt: »Vergiß nicht mein!«

Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE

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Authorship

• by Franz Theodor Kugler (1808 - 1858), from Gedichte, Stuttgart and Tübingen, first published 1840 [ 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Ständchen", op. 105 no. 4. [ sung text not verified ]
• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ständchen", op. 106 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1886?7), published 1888 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Ständchen", op. 45 (Zwei Duette für hohe und tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 [vocal duet for low voice and high voice with piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text not verified ]
• by Theodor Pfeiffer , "Im Schwarzwald", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder für Baryton mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1883 [baritone and piano], Mannheim, Sohler [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Serenade (De maan staat boven de bergen)", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Serenade", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Serenade

The moon hangs over the mountain,
So fitting for love-struck people.
In the garden trickles a fountain;
Otherwise, it is still far and wide.

Near the wall, in shadows,
there stand the students three:
with flute and fiddle and zither,
they sing and play there.

The sounds waft up to the loveliest of women,
gently entering her dreams.
She gazes on her blond beloved
and whispers: "Forget me not!"

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Theodor Kugler (1808 - 1858), from Gedichte, Stuttgart and Tübingen, first published 1840 DUT FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Franz Wilhelm Abt, Johannes Brahms, Reinhold Ludwig Herman, Theodor Pfeiffer. Go to the text.

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.