Der1 du [von dem Himmel]2 bist, [Alles Leid]3 und Schmerzen [stillest]4, Den, der doppelt elend ist, Doppelt mit [Erquickung füllest]5, Ach ich bin des Treibens müde! [Was soll all der Schmerz und Lust?]6 Süßer Friede, Komm, ach komm in [meine]7 Brust!
Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte , opus 9
by Franz Milcke
1. Wandrers Nachtlied  [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wandrers Nachtlied", written 1776, first published 1780
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- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Trekkers nachtlied", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Wanderer's night song", copyright ©
- ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring) , "The wanderer's night-song", appears in The Poems of Goethe, first published 1853
- ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "O thou who from heaven art", first published 1911
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chant de nuit du voyageur I", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRL Friulian (Ermes Culos) , "Tu ch'i ti vèns dal paradìs", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Canto notturno del viandante II", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "La cancion nocturna del caminante", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Goethe’s Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1827, page 109.
First published in Christliches Magazin Herausgegeben von Joh. Konrad Pfenninger, Dritter Band, 1780, page 243, with the musical setting by Ph. Ch. Kayser.
1 Backer-Grøndahl’s score has a comma after this word (likely a typo)2 Kirchner: "von den Himmeln"; Hiller, Milcke: "vom Himmel" (further changes may exist not shown above)
3 Rust: "Kummer, Leid"
4 Schubert: "stillst"
5 Schubert: "Entzückung füllst"
6 Rust: "Bangen Schmerzes, wilder Lust,"; Arnim and J. Marx: "Was soll all der Schmerz, die Lust?"
7 Backer-Grøndahl: "meiner" (likely a typo)
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2. Erster Verlust  [sung text not yet checked]
Ach wer bringt die schönen Tage, Jene Tage der ersten Liebe, Ach wer bringt nur eine Stunde Jener holden Zeit zurück! Einsam nähr' ich meine Wunde Und mit stets erneuter Klage Traur' ich [um's verlorne]1 Glück. Ach, wer bringt die schönen Tage, [Jene holde Zeit zurück!]2
Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Erster Verlust", first published 1789
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Eerste verlies", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "First loss", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Premier manque", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ah, chi mi riporterà i giorni belli", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Det første tap", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Goethe's Werke, Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Erster Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cottaschen Buchhandlung, 1827, page 63; and with Goethe's Schriften. Achter Band. Leipzig, bey Georg Joachim Göschen, 1789, page 113.
First written 1785 by Goethe for his fragmentary Singspiel "Die ungleichen Hausgenossen" (Arie der Baronesse, Act II), with different stanzas 2 and 3.
1 Nägeli: "um verlornes"2 Schubert: "Wer jene holde Zeit zurück!"; Medtner, Zelter: "Wer bringt die holde, süße, liebe Zeit zurück?"
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3. Für ein kurzes Glück  [sung text not yet checked]
[Kurz ist dein Glück]1, o Nachtigall, Und traumhaft wie die Frühlingsnacht, Die dir in süßem Widerhall Die Liederbrust ertönen macht. Doch wie's auch schnell vorüber zieht, Mir zeigt's [erst recht, wie arm]2 ich bin! --- Ein kurzes Glück, --- ein schönes Lied, --- Ich gäb' darum mein Leben hin!
Authorship:
- by Siegfried Kapper (1821 - 1879), "Für ein kurzes Glück "
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Deutsche Lyrik seit Goethe's Tode, neue Ausgabe, zwölfte verbesserte Auflage, Leipzig: Philipp Reclam jun., 1886. page 277.
1 Wallnöfer: "Dein Glück ist kurz"2 Wallnöfer: "erst, wie so arm"
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4. Dein Auge  [sung text not yet checked]
Seit ganz mein Aug' ich durft' in deines tauchen, Auf ewig schlöss' ich's gern: -- ich sah genug: Kein Erdenschatte sollte mehr behauchen Den Spiegel, der das Bild des Himmels trug. --
Authorship:
- by Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834 - 1912), "Dein Auge", appears in Aus der Jugendzeit, in Junge Liebe
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els teus ulls", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Your eyes", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tes yeux", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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5. Der schwere Abend  [sung text not yet checked]
Die [dunklen]1 Wolken hingen Herab so bang und schwer, Wir beide traurig gingen Im Garten hin und her. So [heiß und]2 stumm, so trübe [Und]3 sternlos war die Nacht, So ganz, wie unsre Liebe, Zu Tränen nur gemacht. Und als ich mußte scheiden Und gute Nacht [dir]4 bot, Wünscht' ich bekümmert beiden Im Herzen uns den Tod.
Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Der schwere Abend", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Liebesklänge
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De drukkende avond", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The oppressive evening", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pénible soirée", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Gedichte von Nicolaus Lenau, Stuttgart, Karl Göpel's Verlag, Cotta'scher Druck, 1869, page 182.
1 Bolko von Hochberg, Rübner: "dunkeln"; Horn: "trüben"; Schleuning: "schweren"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Bolko von Hochberg: "heiß, so"
3 Bolko von Hochberg, Thuille: "So"
4 Thuille: "ihr"
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