O Nacht, o Nacht!
Language: German (Deutsch)
O Nacht, o Nacht! --
Alle Sterne so ferne,
Nur die Schmerzen im Herzen entfacht!
O Nacht, o Nacht,
Ohne Schlummer, ohne Ruh,
Wie so finster, so finster bist du!
O Nacht, o Nacht! --
In der Kammer voll Jammer
Sitz' allein ich und wein' ich mit Macht!
O Nacht, o Nacht,
Ohne Schlummer, ohne Ruh,
Wie so einsam, so einsam bist du!
O Nacht, o Nacht!
Bis zum Morgen mit Sorgen,
Unter Trauern und Schauern durchwacht!
O Nacht, o Nacht,
Ohne Schlummer, ohne Ruh,
Wie so lange, so lange bist du!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Friedrich Oser, Kreuz- und Trostlieder, Wiesbaden: Julius Niedner, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1865, pages 3-4.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "O Nacht", op. 52 no. 1, published 1856 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Geistliche Lieder von Friedrich Oser für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig: C. F. W. Siegel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Konrad Kocher (1786 - 1872), "O Nacht", published 1863 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Kreuz- und Trost-Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor, no. 1, Stuttgart: Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Franz Lauterberg (1825 - 1871), "O Nacht, o Nacht!", 1856, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Kreuz- und Trostlieder von Friedrich Oser, no. 1, Bern: Commissionsverlag von Friedr. Gilgien [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "O Nacht, o Nacht!" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "O Nacht! o Nacht! Alle Sterne so ferne", op. 40 (Sechs geistliche Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 1, published 1873 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 91
Oh night, oh night!
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh night, oh night! --
All the stars so far away,
Only the aches in my heart are burning!
Oh night, oh night,
Without slumber, without rest,
How you are so dark, so dark!
Oh night, oh night! --
In my chamber full of misery
I sit alone and weep powerfully!
Oh night, oh night,
Without slumber, without rest,
How you are so lonely, so lonely!
Oh night, oh night! --
Till daybreak with worrying,
Spent sleeplessly, with sorrowing and shuddering!
Oh night, oh night,
Without slumber, without rest,
How you are so long, so long!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translations of titles:
"O Nacht" = " Oh night"
"O Nacht, o Nacht!" = " Oh night, oh night!"
"O Nacht! o Nacht! Alle Sterne so ferne" = "Oh night! oh night! All the stars so far away"
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2025-01-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 94
