In dunkler Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
In dunkler Nacht, wenn's Aug' noch wacht,
Wenn noch der Schlaf dein Lager flieht
Und grüßend leis' vorüberzieht:
Dann möcht' ich wohl so ganz allein
Dein einziger Gedanke sein!
In dunkler Nacht, wenn's Herz noch wacht,
Wenn schon der Schlaf dein Auge schloß
Und Ruh' und Frieden niedergoß;
Dann möcht' ich wohl so ganz allein
Dein einzig liebes Traumbild sein!
In dunkler Nacht, wenn's Licht noch wacht,
Wenn sich das Herz zu Gott erhebt
Und über Licht und Himmel schwebt:
Dann möchte ich mit Gott allein
Dein brünstiges Gebet wohl sein!
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Confirmed with Die Lieder aller Völker und Zeiten aus 75 fremden Sprachen, in metrischen deutschen Uebersetzungen und sorfältiger Auswahl, zusammengestellt und herausgegeben von Hans Grabow, zweite Auflage, Hamburg: Verlag von G. Kramer, 1882, page 275.
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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 Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "In dunkler Nacht", op. 144 (4 Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1856 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Hamburg, Böhme [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "In dunkler Nacht", op. 60 no. 1 (1869), published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs deutsche Liebeslieder aus der Jugend, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Luther , "In dunkler Nacht" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Freiherr von Romaszkan , "In dunkler Nacht", op. 2 (Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Bösendorfer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the dark night", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 91
In the dark night
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
In the dark night, when the eye still watches,
When sleep still flees my resting place
And quietly passes by with a greeting:
Then I would like to be so utterly
Your only thought!
In the dark night, when the heart still watches,
When sleep has already closed your eyes
And poured down rest and peace upon you;
Then I would like to be so utterly
Your only dear dream-image!
In the dark night, when the light still watches,sup>2
When the heart lifts itself to God
And floats over light and heaven:
Then, with God alone, I would
Like to be your fervent prayer!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Grabow , "In dunkler Nacht"
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Line count: 15
Word count: 104