by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Translation © by Alicja Istigniejew

Mitternacht
 (Sung text for setting by F. Hiller)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FIN FRE ITA NOR POL POR SPA SWE
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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 100

Language: Polish (Polski)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Pośrodku nocy
Zbudziłem  się
Kierując wzrok ku niebu;
Ni jedna spośród roju gwiazd
Nie słała mi uśmiechu
Pośrodku nocy.

Pośrodku nocy
Wznosiłem myśli
Do granic ciemnej głębi;
Lecz ani jedna jasna myśl
Nie chciała przynieść ulgi
Pośrodku nocy.

Pośrodku nocy
Nasłuchiwałem
Uderzeń mego serca;
Lecz jeden tylko - nierówny rytm
Rozpalał moje wnętrze
Pośrodku nocy.

 ... 

Pośrodku nocy
Oddałem się
Pod Twoje panowanie!
Ty, Panie  nad  życiem i śmiercią
Na wieki pełnisz  wartę
Pośrodku nocy!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Polish (Polski) copyright © 2013 by Alicja Istigniejew, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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Word count: 93