Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen,
Der Blumen bunte Pracht,
's ist alles unter nun gegangen,
Nur das Verlangen
Der Liebe wacht.

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When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.

Text Authorship:

• by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 1 [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 Max Joseph Beer (1851 - 1908), "Nacht", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
• by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen", op. 21 (Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
• by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Nacht", op. 5 (Vier Gesänge nach Poesien von G. Herwegh und Eichendorff) no. 3, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Fritz Schuberth  [sung text not yet checked]
• by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "Nacht", 1922, from Eichendorff-Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
• by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Nachtstück", 1966, from Nachtstück, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Nacht", op. 26 (Zwölf Gesänge für eine Singstimme und Piano), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
• by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Nacht", op. 23 (4 Lieder für Männerchor) no. 3, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Andreas Zöllner (1811 - 1862), "Nacht" [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], confirmed with Orpheon, viertes Band, ed. by Th. Thäglichsbeck, Stuttgart: Karl Göpel, no date, pages 58 - 59
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-21
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