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Du Mondenschein, [Strahl']1 du in meines Liebchens Kämmerlein Mit deinem milden Lichte voll hinein, Und flicht das Wort in ihre Träume ein, Daß ich sie liebe, sie nur ganz allein; Du Mondenschein!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von F.A. Leo, Halle: Verlag von G. Emil Barthel, 1870, page 46.
1 Pohlig: "Schau" (Hofmeister); further changes may exist not shown above.Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich August Leo (1820 - 1898), "Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lyrisches, first published 1870 [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 Franz Bendel (1833 - 1874), "Gruss", op. 106 no. 4, published 1880 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Grüße aus schöner Zeit. Sechs Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "An den Mondenschein", op. 326 (Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 63, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Gruss", op. 6a, published 1888 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, H. Schröder's Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Pohlig , "Gruss", op. 2 ([17] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ), Heft 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Schmidt (b. 1848), "Am Abend", op. 14 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme und Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Werkenthin (1842 - 1914), "Gruss", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 34
You moonlight, [Shine]1 into my darling's little chamber Brightly with your gentle radiance, And weave into her dreams the word That I love her, love only and solely her; You moonlight!
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Am Abend" = "At eventide"
"An den Mondenschein" = "To the moonlight"
"Gruß" = "Greeting"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich August Leo (1820 - 1898), "Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lyrisches, first published 1870
This text was added to the website: 2024-10-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 33