by
Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Um Mitternacht
Hab' ich gewacht
Und aufgeblickt gen Himmel;
Kein Stern am Sterngewimmel
Hat mir gelacht
Um Mitternacht.
Um Mitternacht
Hab' ich gedacht
Hinaus in dunkle Schranken.
Es hat kein Lichtgedanken
Mir Trost gebracht
Um Mitternacht.
Um Mitternacht
Nahm ich in Acht
Die Schläge meines Herzens;
Ein einz'ger Puls der Schmerzen
War angefacht
Um Mitternacht.
...
Um Mitternacht
Hab' ich die Macht
In deine Hand gegeben!
Herr über Tod und Leben
Du hältst die Wacht
Um Mitternacht!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Mitternacht", op. 129 no. 9, published 1867, stanzas 1-3,5 [ alto and piano ], Bremen, Cranz
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A mitjanit", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At midnight", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Keskiyöllä", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A mezzanotte", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Północ", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "A medianoche", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SWE Swedish (Svenska) (Yvonne Helander) , "Vid midnatt", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 30
Word count: 100
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch)
A mitjanit
m'he despertat
i he mirat el cel;
cap estel del firmament
m'ha somrigut,
a mitjanit.
A mitjanit
he pensat, sobrepassant
els foscos límits.
Cap pensament lluminós
m'ha donat consol,
a mitjanit.
A mitjanit
he prestat atenció
als batecs del meu cor;
només la pulsació del dolor
s'ha ablamat,
a mitjanit.
...
A mitjanit
he posat el meu poder
a les teves mans!
Senyor sobre vida i mort
tu fas la guàrdia,
a mitjanit!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.
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