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Es klingt so prächtig, wenn der Dichter Der Sonne bald dem Kaiser sich vergleicht; Doch er verbirgt die traurigen Gesichter, Wenn er in düstern Nächten schleicht. Von Wolken streifenhaft befangen, Versank zu Nacht des Himmels reinstes Blau; Vermagert [bleich]1 sind meine Wangen Und meine Herzenstränen grau. Laß mich nicht so [der]2 Nacht, [dem Schmerze,]3 Du Alllerliebstes, du mein Mondgesicht! O du mein Phosphor, meine Kerze, Du meine Sonne, du mein Licht!
H. Eisler sets stanzas 2, 3:1-2
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View text without footnotes1 Eisler: "blaß"
2 Eisler: "in"
3 Eisler: "den Schmerzen"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachklang", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Goethe-Fragment", 1953, stanzas 2, 3:1-2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "Nachklang", 1946, published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 31 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Nachklang", op. 19b no. 1 (1915) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus dem Westöstlichen Diwan von Goethe, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Florence T. Jameson) , "Remembrance"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Écho", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 74
Cela sonne si magnifiquement lorsque le poète Se compare au soleil et bientôt à l'empereur; Pourtant il dissimule de tristes traits, Lorsqu'il se glisse dans la sombre nuit. Timidement effleuré par les nuages, Le bleu pur du ciel bascule dans la nuit; Mes joues sont pâles et amaigries, Et grises les larmes de mon cœur. Ne me laisse pas ainsi à la nuit, à la douleur, Toi, la plus aimée de tous, toi ma figure de lune! Ô toi mon phosphore, ma bougie, Toi, mon soleil, toi ma lumière.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachklang", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 89