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Sei mir gegrüßt, o [stille]1 Nacht In deiner hehren Sternenpracht! Mit weichen Händen bietest du Des Staubes Kindern deine Ruh. O Brüder, schlummert sanft den süßen Schlummer; [Der neue]2 Tag weckt euch zu neuem Kummer. Auch in den stummen Gräbern Ihr, Ruht sanft von eurer Arbeit hier. Vergessenheit ist euer Loos, Und euer Obdach dieses Moos. O Brüder, schlummert sanft des Todes Schlummer, Kein neuer Tag weckt euch zu neuem Kummer.
Confirmed with Feldblumen von Heinrich Zschokke. Frankfurt a/M. J. D. Sauerländer's Verlag. 1850, page 47.
1 Wolf: "schöne"2 Wolf: "Ein neuer"
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Zschokke (1771 - 1848), "Nacht und Grab", written 1803, appears in Feldblumen [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 Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Nacht und Grab", op. 3 no. 1 (1875) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nit i sepulcre", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nuit et tombe", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Notte e tomba", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 73
Sii benvenuta, notte meravigliosa Nel sublime splendore delle tue stelle; Con tenere mani concedi, ai figli della polvere, la tua quiete. Fratelli miei dormite in pace il dolce sonno, prima che a nuovi dolori vi desti un nuovo giorno. Ed anche in queste tombe silenziose, dai vostri affanni trovate riposo; Dimenticare è il vostro destino, e questo muschio sarà il vostro asilo. Fratelli miei, dormite in pace il vostro sonno eterno, più non vi desterà, a nuovi dolori, un nuovo giorno.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Zschokke (1771 - 1848), "Nacht und Grab", written 1803, appears in Feldblumen
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 81