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Süßes Liebchen, ach, erscheine! Sieh, mein Lager flieht die Ruh. Stiller Schlummer deckt die Haine, Schließt des Städters Auge zu. Doch der Liebe Kummer Hat, mit kalter Hand, [Ruhe,]1 Traum und Schlummer Von mir weggebannt. Leuchte wieder, wie Lucine Am entwölkten Himmel lacht! Schon dein Auge, Wilhelmine, Scheucht das Grau'n der Mitternacht; Und ein einzig Lächeln Macht die Wüste grün, Laue Zephyrs fächeln Und die Rosen blühn.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with A.G. Meißners sämmtliche Werke, Dritter Band, Theater, Dritter Theil, Wien: in Commission bey Anton Doll, 1813, pages 11-12.
Note for Neefe's setting: in stanza 1, when line 1 is repeated, "ach erscheine" becomes "ich erscheine".
1 Neefe: "Ruh und"Text Authorship:
- by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807), no title, appears in Das Grab des Mufti; oder Die zwey Geizigen: Eine komische Oper in zwey Akten [author's text checked 2 times 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 Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748 - 1798), "Zweyte Serenate", published 1777 [ voice and piano ], from Serenaten beym Klavier zu singen, no. 2, Leipzig: Zu finden in der Dykischen Buchhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Second serenade", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 68
Sweet darling, ah appear! Lo, rest flees my bed. Quiet slumber envelops the groves, Closes the eyes of the city dweller. But with a cold hand The suffering of love has Banished from me [Rest,]1 dream and slumber. Shine again, as the moon Smiles upon the cloudless sky! You eyes already, Wilhelmina, Chase away the horrors of midnight; And a single smile Makes the desert green, Warm breezes fan me And the roses bloom.
Note for Neefe's setting: in stanza 1, when line 1 is repeated, "ach erscheine" becomes "ich erscheine" ("I appear").
1 Neefe: "Rest and"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807), no title, appears in Das Grab des Mufti; oder Die zwey Geizigen: Eine komische Oper in zwey Akten
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 75