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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Sommernacht
 (Sung text for setting by Y. Kilpinen)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FIN
Ähren und Blumen sanken
unter unserm Schritt.
Den Duft der Reife nahmst du 
im Haare mit.

Und taumelig weiter und weiter
in Ähren und Blumen hinein!
Über uns sangen die Sterne,
und du warst mein . . .

Composition:

    Set to music by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Sommernacht", op. 76 no. 2 (1932-1933?) [ voice and piano ], from Lauluja Albert Sergelin runoihin, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Sommernacht . .", appears in Jenseits der Strasse: Gedichte und Stimmungen, in Hinter Dorn und Heckenrosen

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Summer night . .", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kesäyö", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website: 2019-10-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

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