by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942)
Die Nacht steigt auf die Berge
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Nacht steigt [auf]1 die Berge, ein Stern lugt ins Verliess. Tiefatmend schläft der Scherge, den man mich richten hiess. Herr Jesus, in deine guten Hände befehl ich mich, darin die Väter ruhten in Demut königlich.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Richard Schaukal, Bilder der ausgewählten Gedichte, Munich: Georg Müller, 1909, p. 40.
1 Melartin: "über"; further changes may exist not shown above.Text Authorship:
- by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Der Letzte", first published 1902 [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 Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Der König im Kerker", op. 95 (Fire sange = Four songs) no. 2 (1914) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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