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Säus'le, liebe Myrthe! Wie still ist's in der Welt, Der Mond, der Sternenhirte Auf klarem Himmelsfeld, Treibt schon die Wolkenschafe Zum Born des Lichtes hin, Schlaf, mein Freund, o schlafe, Bis ich wieder bei dir bin! Säus'le, liebe Myrthe! Und träum' im Sternenschein, Die Turteltaube girrte Auch ihre Brut schon ein. Still ziehn die Wolkenschafe Zum Born des Lichtes hin, Schlaf, mein Freund, o schlafe, Bis ich wieder bei dir bin!
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Confirmed with Clemens Brentano's gesammelte schriften. Zweiter Band. Weltliche Gedichte, ed. by Christian Brentano, Frankfurt am Main, J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag, 1852, pages 441-442.
Note: the spelling of "Myrthe" has undergone a few spelling reforms, and might be seen variously as "Myrte" or "Mirte".
Text Authorship:
- by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Das Märchen von dem Myrtenfräulein [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 Egon Kornauth (1891 - 1959), "Säus'le, liebe Myrthe!", op. 34 (4 Lieder) no. 4, published 1936 [ voice and piano ], Vienna-Leipzig-Berlin: Doblinger
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Säusle, liebe Myrte!", op. 68 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) no. 3 (1918-1919)
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ruis maar, lieve mirte!", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 71
Ruis maar, lieve mirte! Hoe stil is ’t overal. De maan, de sterrenherder Aan ’t dak van ons heelal, Drijft al de wolkenschapen Naar ginds de lichtbron toe. Slaap, mijn vriend, blijf slapen, Tot ik weer je huis aandoe! Ruis maar, lieve mirte! En droom in ’t sterrenlicht. De tortelduif, zij koerde Haar broed al d’ ogen dicht. Stil gaan de wolkenschapen Nu naar de lichtbron toe. Slaap, mijn vriend, blijf slapen, Tot ik weer je huis aandoe!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Das Märchen von dem Myrtenfräulein
This text was added to the website: 2018-10-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 78