The moon shines on my bed

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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Mond scheint auf mein Lager

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Der Mond scheint auf mein Lager,
Ich schlafe nicht,
Meine gefalteten Hände ruhen
In seinem Licht.

Meine Seele ist still, sie kehrte
Von Gott zurück,
Und mein Herz hat nur einen Gedanken:
Dich und dein Glück.

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Dichtungen von Gustav Falke, Erster Band: Herddämmerglück, Hamburg und Berlin, Alfred Janssen, 1912, pages 119-120.

Text Authorship:

by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Fromm", appears in Mit dem Leben. Neue Gedichte, in Eine Liebe [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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The moon shines on my bed

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The moon shines on my bed,
I do not sleep,
My folded hands rest
In the moon’s light.

My soul is quiet, it returned
From God,
And my heart has only one thought:
You and your happiness.

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Translations of title(s):
"Der Mond scheint auf mein Lager" = "The moon shines on my bed"
"Fromm" = "Devout"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Fromm", appears in Mit dem Leben. Neue Gedichte, in Eine Liebe
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Word count: 39