Nacht

Set by Andreas Zöllner (1811 - 1862), "Nacht" [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], confirmed with Orpheon, viertes Band, ed. by Th. Thäglichsbeck, Stuttgart: Karl Göpel, no date, pages 58 - 59 [Sung Text]

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Translations available : FRE 


Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen,
Der Blumen bunte Pracht,
's ist alles unter nun gegangen,
Nur das Verlangen
Der Liebe wacht.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.


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Tritt nicht hinas jetzt vor die Tür,
Die Nacht hat eignen Sang,
Das Waldhorn ruft, als rief's nach dir,
Betrüglich ist der irre Klang,
Endlos der Wälder Labyrinth -
Behüt dich Gott, du schönes Kind!

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  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Author(s): Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)