Thou that from the heavens art, Every pain and sorrow stillest, And the doubly wretched heart Doubly with refreshment fillest, I am weary with contending! Why this rapture and unrest? Peace descending Come ah, come into my breast!
Wanderer's night-song
Set by Julius Chaloff , "Wanderer's night-song", published 1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), no title, appears in The Poets and Poems of Europe, in Wanderer's night-song, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wandrers Nachtlied", written 1776, first published 1780
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]O'er all the hill-tops Is quiet now, In all the tree-tops Hearest thou Hardly a breath; The birds are asleep in the trees: Wait; soon like these Thou too shalt rest.
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882), no title, appears in The Poets and Poems of Europe, in Wanderer's night-song, no. 2, first published 1871
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Ein Gleiches", written 1780, first published 1815
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)