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Das ist's, was mich ganz verstöret: Daß die Nacht nicht Ruhe hält, Wenn zu atmen aufgehöret Lange schon die müde Welt. Daß die Glocken, die da schlagen, Und im Wald der leise Wind Jede Nacht von neuem klagen Um mein liebes, süßes Kind. Daß mein Herz nicht konnte brechen Bei dem letzten Todeskuß, Daß ich wie im Wahnsinn sprechen Nun in irren Liedern muß.
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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämtliche poetische Werke, dritte Auflage, Erster Band, Gedichte, C. F. Amelang's Verlag, Leipzig, 1883.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer, in Auf meines Kindes Tod, no. 4 [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 Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Ein Gleiches", op. 105 no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Elegische Gesänge (Zweite Folge) : aus dem Cyklus "Auf meines Kindes Tod" von J. v. Eichendorff für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Rochlich (1823 - 1880), "Nachts", op. 36 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Siegismund & Volkening [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
Això és el que em pertorba tan profundament: que la nit no porta pas cap repòs, quan el món fatigat fa temps que ha deixat de respirar. Que les campanes, en sonar, i la suau brisa al bosc es planyen de nou cada nit per la meva estimada, dolça criatura. Que el meu cor no es pogués trencar en aquell últim bes de la mort, que ara hagi de parlar com si estigués boig en cançons delirants.
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Translations of titles:
"Ein Gleiches" = "Un altre d'igual"
"Nachts" = "De nit"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer, in Auf meines Kindes Tod, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 77