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by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ständchen
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Komm in die stille Nacht! --
  Liebchen! was zögerst du?
  Sonne ging längst zur Ruh',
  Welt schloß die Augen zu,
Rings nur einzig die Liebe wacht!

Liebchen, was zögerst du?
  Schon sind die Sterne hell,
  Schon ist der Mond zur Stell',
  Eilen so schnell, so schnell!
Liebchen, mein Liebchen, drum eil' auch du!

 ... 

Einzig die Liebe wacht,
  Ruft dich allüberall.
  Höre die Nachtigall,
  Hör' meiner Stimme Schall,
Liebchen, o komm in die stille Nacht!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Note: some lines of this poem were used in Zanettovich's Lied (mond - nacht - liebes - traum - lied)

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Ständchen", op. 36 no. 2 (1840), published 1842, stanzas 1-2,5 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte aus dem Liederbuch eines Malers, no. 2, Hamburg, Schuberth und Co.
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Komm in die stille Nacht!", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Serenade (Kom in de stille nacht!)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Serenade", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni nella notte tranquilla", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 128

Sérénade
 (Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Viens dans la nuit silencieuse !
Ma bien-aimée, pourquoi hésites-tu ?
Le soleil est couché depuis longtemps,
Le monde a fermé ses yeux,
Tout autour seul l'amour est éveillé !

Ma bien-aimée, pourquoi hésites-tu ?
Déjà les étoiles sont brillantes,
Déjà la lune est à sa place,
Elle se presse, si vite, si vite !
Ma bien-aimée, ah, ma bien-aimée, toi aussi dépêche-toi.

 ... 

Seul l'amour est éveillé,
Il t'appelle absolument partout.
Écoute le rossignol,
Écoute l'appel de ma voix,
Ma bien-aimée, oh, viens dans la nuit silencieuse !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Komm in die stille Nacht!", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-01
Line count: 25
Word count: 142

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