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by Friedrich August Leo (1820 - 1898)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Du Mondenschein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Du Mondenschein, 
Strahl' 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.

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]

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You moonlight

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   You moonlight,
Shine into my darling's little chamber
Brightly with your gentle radiance,
And weave into her dreams the word
That I love her, love only and solely her;
   You moonlight!

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Translations of titles:
"Am Abend" = "At eventide"
"An den Mondenschein" = "To the moonlight"
"Gruß" = "Greeting"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich August Leo (1820 - 1898), "Gruß", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lyrisches, first published 1870
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Word count: 33