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Ich gehe durch die stille Nacht, Die Sternlein sind schon rings erwacht[.] Mein Herz ist ach! so freudevoll[,] Sag' Mond, wie das noch enden soll? Ich hör' die Worte immerdar, So ernst und doch so treu und wahr, So herzlich und so liebevoll[,] Sag' Mond, wie das noch enden soll? Und hör' ich eines Namens Klang, So wird das Herz mir weh' und bang Und dennoch, ach! so sehnsuchtsvoll! Sag' Mond, wie das noch enden soll? Da muss der Frühling Schuld d'ran sein, Dass Liebe zog in's Herz mir ein[.] Nun pocht's da drin' so wonnevoll[,] Sag' Mond, wie das noch enden soll? Doch ach! der Mond, der lächelt nur, Wirft mild sein Licht rings auf die Flur[.] Ich geh' nach Haus gedankenvoll Und frag mich selbst, wie's enden soll?
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Text Authorship:
- by Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn (1809 - 1897) [author's text not yet checked 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 Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), no title, op. 82 no. 5, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Aus der Frühlingszeit. Ein Liederzyklus von Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2022-10-12
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Word count: 130
I walk through the silent night, The little stars all around are already awake. My heart is, ah! so full of happiness; Tell me, moon, whatever will come of that? I hear the words forevermore, So solemn and yet so faithful and true, So heartfelt and so loving; Tell me, moon, whatever will come of that? And when I hear the sound of a certain name, My heart becomes woeful and anxious And nevertheless, ah! so full of yearning! Tell me, moon, whatever will come of that? It must be the fault of springtime That love entered into my heart. Now it throbs therein so blissfully; Tell me, moon, whatever will come of that? But ah! the moon only smiles, Gently casts its light round about the lea. I walk home thoughtfully And ask myself, whatever will come of that?
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn (1809 - 1897)
This text was added to the website: 2022-10-26
Line count: 20
Word count: 140
