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Drei Chorgesänge , opus 11

by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)

Translations available for the entire opus: ENG 

1. Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht,
Das Leben ist der schwüle Tag.
Es dunkelt schon, mich schläfert,
Der Tag hat mich müd gemacht.

Über mein Bett erhebt sich ein Baum,
Drin singt die junge Nachtigall;
Sie singt von lauter Liebe -
Ich hör es sogar im Traum.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Death is the cool night", copyright © 2019
  • ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
  • ENG English [singable] (Daniel Platt) , "O Death, that is the cooling night", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Milla Valkeasuo) , "Kuolema on kylmä yö", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Ελενη Θεοδωριδου) , "Ο θάνατος είναι η κρύα νύχτα", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "המוות דומה ללילה הקריר", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La morte è una notte fresca", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Sergio Sarano) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "La muerte es la fría noche", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

2. An den Sturmwind
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mächtiger, der brausend die Wipfel du beugst,
Sausend von Krone zu Krone entsteigst,
Wandle du Stürmender, wandle nur fort,
Reiß' mir den stürmenden Busen mit fort.

Wie das Gewölke, das donnernd entfliegt,
Dir auf der brausenden Schwinge sich wiegt,
Führe den Geist aus dem endlichen Haus
In die Unendlichkeit stürmend hinaus!

Führe mich hin, wo die wankende Welt,
Rings in Verwüstung und Trümmer zerfällt,
Über den Trümmern mit schauriger Lust
Fühl' ich den Gott in der pochenden Brust.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

3. Die drei Frühlingstage
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Jugend, Rausch und Liebe sind
Wie drei flücht'ge Frühlingstage;
Um ihr Fliehen lass die Klage,
Mensch, geniesse sie geschwind!
Mensch, geniesse sie geschwind!
Um ihr Fliehen lass die Klage!
Wie drei flücht'ge Frühlingstage
Jugend, Rausch und Liebe sind.

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