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Still der Thau in lauen Nächten Ungesehn vom Himmel fließt, In die Blumen, die da schlafen, Wieder neues Leben gießt. Daß sie in der Morgenfrische Stehen da in lichter Pracht, Und ein jedes Blumenauge Freundlich auf zur Sonne lacht. Daß sie in des Tages Schwüle Bleiben frisch und welken nicht, Immer munter, immer heiter Lacht ihr wonnig Angesicht. Und Er sollte dein vergessen, Der des Blümleins Noth ersah? Schlummre ruhig, denn den Seinen Gibt's der Herr im Schlafe ja!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 118-119.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Stiller Segen", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 134 [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 Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Häring (1825 - 1888), "Stiller Segen", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1878 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Robert Forberg [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Jakob Nater (1826 - 1906) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894), "Stiller Segen", op. 107 no. 1, published 1876 [ satb chorus ], in: Sammlung ausgewählter Lieder und Gesänge für gemischten Chor für Gesangvereine und höherer Lehranstalten (ed. Carl Seitz), Regensburg: Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Silent blessings", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2025-02-04
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Word count: 79
Silently, in warm nights, the dew Flows unseen from the sky, Into the sleeping flowers It pours new life once more. So that in the morning freshness They stand there in bright splendour, And the eye of every flower Smiles amiably up to the sun. So that in the day's humidity They remain fresh and do not wilt, Ever merry, ever cheerful Their blissful faces laugh. And He should forget you, He who espied the plight of the flowers? Slumber peacefully, for to those who are His own The Lord giveth [everything] in their sleep!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Stiller Segen", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 134
This text was added to the website: 2025-10-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 95