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by Ernst Heinz Hess (b. 1881)

Nachtgebet
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
O sähst du mich jetzt beten
zu deinen heiligtiefen Augen,
die fragend zu mir flehten
wie nach Liebe,
du schlössest deine tiefen Augen,
daß ich nicht drein versinke
wie in Liebe.

O sähst du, wie ich bete
zu deiner kinderfrohen Seele,
die bittend zu mir flehte
wie nach Leben,
es schwiege deine Kinderseele,
daß sie nicht untergehe
in meiner Liebe.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   J. Marx 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Heinz Hess (b. 1881) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ernst Adolf Boehe (1880 - 1938), "Nachtgebet", op. 1 no. 4 (1900), published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, München, Schmid Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Nachtgebet", 1910, published 1912 [ tenor and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr. 26 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Night prayer", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Prière de la nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 60

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