Wenn ich an Deiner Seite
Im Abenddunkel geh',
Den Mond und sein Geleite,
Die tausend Sterne seh',
Dann möcht' ich den Mond umfangen
Und drücken an meine Brust,
Die Sterne herunter langen
In voller, sel'ger Lust!
Mit ihnen die Locken Dir schmücken!
Und schmücken die schöne Brust,
Ich möcht' Dich schmücken und drücken,
Und sterben vor Wonn' und Lust! --
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Joseph) Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896), "Der Abendhimmel" [ vocal quartet for male voices ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Claudius (1795 - 1877), "Wenn ich an deiner Seite geh'", op. 38 (6 Lieder. 2. Heft) no. 3, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Niemeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Debois , "Der Abendhimmel", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung , no. 1, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Der Abendhimmel", op. 3 (6 Gesänge ) no. 5, published 1872 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Wien, Gotthard [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Götze (1836 - 1887), "Abendhimmel", op. 22 no. 11, published 1906-1913 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Liebeslieder, no. 11, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Hackel (1799 - 1846), "Der Abendhimmel", op. 40 (Drei Gedichte) no. 2, published 1836 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Trentsensky und Vierweg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ferdinand Pohl (1819 - 1887), "Der Abendhimmel", op. 3 (6 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4, published [1847] [ voice and piano ], Wien: Bei Tobias Haslinger's Witwe und Sohn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Wenn ich an deiner Seite", op. 11 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte. ) no. 6, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Arkell) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 59
When I walk at your side
In the twilight,
I see the moon escorted by
Thousands of stars,
Then I want to embrace the moon
And clasp her to my breast,
Take down the stars
In full, blissful joy!
Embellish your locks with them!
And decorate your beautiful bosom,
I want to adorn and hug you,
And die of delight and pleasure!
