Na nebi měsíc s hvězdami a v lese plno hlásků, a na ten šírošírý svět jak bůh by rozlil lásku. Těch mladých lístků různý hlas se v sladký hovor mění, celý svět jakby rozkochán rozplývá v políbení. A přece vím, že v samotě se mnohé srdce trápí, a mnohá tvář že mladistvá se v hořkých slzách ztápí.
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Text Authorship:
- by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 24 [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 Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Na nebi měsíc s hvězdami", H. 150 no. 2 (1871), published 1875, from Tři pisně, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Na nebi měsíc s hvězdami", H. 157 no. 4 (1871), first performed 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Patero zpěvů (Fünf Gesänge), no. 4, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Richard Batka (1868 - 1922) ; composed by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Paul Selver) , first published 1912
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Word count: 57
The moon is up amidst the stars, The woods are filled with sound; O'er the wide world it is as if God scattered love around. These early leaves with many a voice Exchange a converse sweet; It is as if the amorous world In a single kiss did meet. And yet I know, in solitude Is many a heart oppressed, And many a youthful face doth find From bitter tears no rest.
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Confirmed with An Anthology of Modern Bohemian Poetry, translated by Paul Selver, London, H.J. Drane, 1912, pages 73-74. Appears in Songs of Evening.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Selver (1888 - 1970), first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 24
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 72