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Kennst du meine Nächte? An dem See? Die geheimsten Abendschauer Stillen Blumensehnsucht in tiefsten Gärten Und es gehn wie schlanke goldne Barken Spiegellichter aus den weißen Villen Durch den See. Kennst du meine Nächte? Traumesmüd Mädchen zieh'n In schimmernden Gewändern Zu des Parks gründunkelnen Zypressen. Gräser schauern, ihrer selbst vergessen, Sitzen sie an hohen Brunnenrändern, Traumesmüd. Kennst du meine Nächte? Sommerklar leuchten mir Die schönen Sehnsuchtsträume, Durch die lichten Marmorraüme. Dunkel wachsen dort die Bäume Atmen dort die fremden, heißen Büsten Sommerklar. Kennst du meine Nächte? Tief der See zwischen mir und fernem Sommerorte. Fluten schlafen und die Wüsten trauern. Drüben leuchten noch die weißen Mauern. Aber nimmer klirrt die Gitterpforte, Überm See.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928), "Meine Nächte"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964), "Meine Nächte", 1902 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "My nights", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Mis noches", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-07-26
Line count: 26
Word count: 113
Do you know my nights? by the lake? The most secret evening shower, silent flower-yearning in deepest gardens going by like slender golden boats, reflected lights from the white villas across the lake. Do you know my nights? dream-weary maidens appear in shimmering robes near the park's dark-green cypresses. Grasses shudder, forgetting themselves, Sitting at the mouth of the spring, dream-weary. Do you know my nights? Clear summer [nights] light my beautiful dreams of longing, through the bright marble rooms. Shadows lengthen through the trees The strange, white busts breathe there [In the] clear summer [nights]. Do you know my nights? Deep is the lake between me and distant summer places. The tide sleeps and the wilderness mourns. Over the water the white walls still shine. But no more rattle the barred doors, beyond the lake.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928), "Meine Nächte"
This text was added to the website: 2013-07-26
Line count: 26
Word count: 136