Du Mondenschein, 
[Strahl']1 du in meines Liebchens Kämmerlein
Mit deinem milden Lichte voll hinein,
Und flicht das Wort in ihre Träume ein,
Daß ich sie liebe, sie nur ganz allein;
   Du Mondenschein!

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Confirmed with Gedichte von F.A. Leo, Halle: Verlag von G. Emil Barthel, 1870, page 46.

¹ Pohlig: "Schau" (Hofmeister); further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich August Leo (1820 - 1898), "Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lyrisches, first published 1870 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Bendel (1833 - 1874), "Gruss", op. 106 no. 4, published 1880 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Grüße aus schöner Zeit. Sechs Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
• by Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "An den Mondenschein", op. 326 (Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 63, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
• by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Gruss", op. 6a, published 1888 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, H. Schröder's Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
• by Carl Pohlig , "Gruss", op. 2 ([17] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung ), Heft 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, Voigt [sung text not yet checked]
• by Bruno Schmidt (b. 1848), "Am Abend", op. 14 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme und Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
• by Albert Werkenthin (1842 - 1914), "Gruss", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

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