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Im blauen Seidenmantel schlief die Nacht . . Am Himmel funkelten die tausend Sterne, und durch die Wälder fiel die Vollmondpracht, und war ein Leuchten in der ganzen Ferne. Und war ein Leuchten, süss und wunderbar, in deinem Auge, das in Liebe glühte, und war ein Leuchten auf dem blonden Haar, als ob es knisternd blanke Funken sprühte. Und war ein Brennen auf dem blassen Mund, der mich so lechzend heiss und schmerzlich küsste, als ob in wilder Glut von Mund zu Mund auflodernd sich ein Glück verzehren müsste . .
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Confirmed with Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte von Albert Sergel, Sechste Auflage, Rostock : C. J. E. Volckmann Nachf. (Ernst Wette), 1910, page 23.
Text Authorship:
- by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Im blauen Seidenmantel", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Im Lande der Liebe, in Von Der und Jener [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 Adolf Paul Böhm (1878 - 1911), "Im blauen Seidenmantel schlief die Nacht", op. 15, published 1906-1913 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Im blauen Seidenmantel", op. 91 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2022-04-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 91
The night slept in a silken blue mantle . . Upon the heavens the thousands of stars sparkled, and through the woodlands shone the splendour of the full moon, and there was a radiance in the entire distance. And there was a radiance, sweet and wondrous, in your eyes, which glowed in love, and there was a radiance upon your blonde hair as if, crackling, it were spraying shiny sparks. And there was a burning upon your pale lips, that kissed me so thirstily fervently and painfully, as if in a wild glow from lips to lips a happiness must consume itself in a blaze . .
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Translations of title(s):
"Im blauen Seidenmantel" = "In a silken blue mantle"
"Im blauen Seidenmantel schlief die Nacht" = "The night slept in a silken blue mantle"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Im blauen Seidenmantel", appears in Sehnen und Suchen: Gedichte, in Im Lande der Liebe, in Von Der und Jener
This text was added to the website: 2024-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 107