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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Erwache, Friederike!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Erwache, Friederike,
Vertreib die Nacht,
Die einer deiner Blicke
Zum Tage macht.

Der Vögel sanft Geflüster
Ruft liebevoll,
Daß mein geliebt Geschwister
Erwachen soll.

[Es zittert Morgenschimmer
Mit blödem Licht
Errötend durch dein Zimmer
Und weckt dich nicht.

Am Busen deiner Schwester,
Der für dich schlagt,
Entschläfst du immer fester,
Je mehr es tagt.]1

Die Nachtigall im Schlafe
Hast du versäumt;
So höre nun zur Strafe,
Was ich gereimt.

Schwer lag auf meinem Busen
Des Reimes Joch;
Die schönste meiner Musen,
Du -- schliefst ja noch.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Görner 

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1 Görner:
Vielleicht erscheint dir träumend,
O Glück! mein Bild,
Das halb voll Schlaf und reimend
Die Musen schilt.

Erröten und erblassen
Sieh' sein Gesicht,
Der Schlaf hat ihn verlassen,
Doch wacht er nicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Erwache, Friederike ...", appears in An Friederike Brion [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 Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erwache, Friederike!", subtitle: "Sesenheimer Ständchen von Goethe für Gesang und Klavier", 1920, published c1923/4 [ voice and piano ], Italian title and incipit: "Ti desta, Friederike!" ; Selbstverlag [self-published (or financed)] by Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erwache, Friederike!", subtitle: "Sesenheimer Ständchen von Goethe für Gesang und Klavier", 1921, published c1923/4 [ voice, flute, and harp ], Italian title and incipit: "Ti desta, Friederike!" ; Selbstverlag [self-published (or financed)] by Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erwache, Friederike!", subtitle: "Sesenheimer Ständchen von Goethe für Gesang und Klavier", 1921, published c1923/4 [ voice, flute, and piano ], lost; Italian title and incipit: "Ti desta, Friederike!" ; Selbstverlag [self-published (or financed)] by Breitkopf and Härtel in Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Johann Valentin Görner (1702 - 1762), "Erwache, Friederike", 1744
    • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 85

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