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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Wo kein Strahl des Lichtes blinket
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Wo kein Strahl des Lichtes blinket,
Wo kein Thau von Tränen sinket,
In die Stille nieder
Und hinaus in alle Weiten
Nächtlicher Vergessenheiten
Dringen deine Lieder.

Die entflohn und nicht mehr kamen,
Freuden mit verlornen Namen
Kannst du wiederbringen;
Lauschend treten alle Schmerzen
Leiser auf in meinem Herzen,
Hören sie dich singen.

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Confirmed with Nicolaus Lenau, Sämmliche Gedichte, herausgegeben von Anastasius Grün, zweiter Band, Stuttgart und Augsburg, J. G. Cotta Verlag, 1855, page 204.


Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An Agnes", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Ihr", op. 69 (Dichtungen von Lenau, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 10, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph (or Josef) Gänsbacher (1829 - 1911), "An Agnes", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann  [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Henri Marteau (1874 - 1934), "An Agnes", op. 10 no. 1 (1905), published 1906 [ voice and string quartet ], from Acht Lieder mit Begleitung von Streichquartett, no. 1, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Albert Moeschinger (1897 - 1985), "An Agnes", published [1925] [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 1, Zürich ; Leipzig : Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Anna Teichmüller (1861 - 1940), "Wo kein Strahl des Lichts", op. 8 (Vier Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3, published 1906 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Dreililien [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "An Agnes", 1908-11 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 54

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