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Der Mond ist schlafen gangen, Die Sterne blinzeln blind, Als ob sie müde sind Von [allem]1 Funkeln und Prangen. Und vor dem Fenster leise Säuselt so lieb und lind Ein frischer Frühlingswind; Ich wünsch ihm gute Reise. Und hörst du's sachte pochen: "Gute Nacht, gute Nacht, mein Kind!" Dich grüßt der Frühlingswind, Er hat es mir versprochen.
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Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Heimlicher Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 9, first published 1848 [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 Franz Behr (1837 - 1898), "Ständchen", op. 323 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1874 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Johann Eichberg (1855 - 1919), "Ständchen", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Ständchen", op. 17 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Frommer (1868 - 1914), "Ständchen", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Neun [earlier, Fünf] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Maria Löbl (1911 - 1942), "Ständchen" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Tyson Wolff (1840 - 1907), "Der Mond ist schlafen gangen", op. 34 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 4, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, W. Dietrich [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
The moon is going to sleep, The stars blink blindly As if they are tired Of all the twinkling and shining. And in front of the window quietly Murmurs so sweet and gentle A fresh spring wind; I wish it a good journey. And [do] you hear it softly [whisper]1: “Good night, good night, my child!” The spring wind greets you, It has promised me.
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"Heimlicher Gruß" = "Secret greeting"
"Der Mond ist schlafen gangen" = "The moon is going to sleeo"
"Ständchen" = "Serenade"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Heimlicher Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 9, first published 1848
This text was added to the website: 2019-01-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 66