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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.
About the headline (FAQ)
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):
- 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
This is what completely unsettles me: That the night does not hold its peace When the tired world Has long since ceased its breathing. That the bells that ring out, And in the forest the quiet wind Every night lament anew Over my dear, sweet child, That my heart could not break With the last kiss of death, That I now, as if in madness, Must speak in confused poems.
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Translated titles:"Auf meines Kindes Tod" = "On the Death of My Child"
"Ein Gleiches" = "Another one [song for a dead child]"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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 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: 2013-08-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 70