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Zwei Lieder , opus 38

by Paul Frommer (1868 - 1914)

1. Nachtgedanken  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Euch bedaur' ich, unglücksel'ge Sterne,
Die ihr schön seid und so herrlich scheinet,
Dem bedrängten Schiffer gerne leuchtet,
Unbelohnt von Göttern und von Menschen:
Denn ihr liebt nicht, kanntet nie die Liebe!
Unaufhaltsam führen [ew'ge]1 Stunden
Eure Reihen durch den weiten Himmel.
Welche Reise habt ihr schon vollendet!
Seit ich, weilend in dem Arm der Liebsten,
Euer und der Mitternacht vergessen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachtgedanken"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nighttime thoughts", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Pensieri notturni", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Goethe, Dritte Auflage, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1873, page 301.

1 Suder: "ewige"

2. Kurioser Fall

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Nachtigall sitzt im Jasmin
 . . . . . . . . . .

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currently in the database but will be
added as soon as we obtain it. —

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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