1.
Leise Töne der Brust, geweckt vom Odem der Liebe,
  Hauchet zitternd hinaus, ob sich euch öff'ne ein Ohr,
Oeffn' ein liebendes Herz, und wenn sich keines euch öffnet, 
  Trag' ein Nachtwind euch seufzend in meines zurück.

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Composition:

Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Nachtwache I", op. 104 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 1 (1888?), published 1888, stanza 1 [ saatbb chorus ], Berlin, Simrock

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Nachtwache", appears in Wanderung, in 1. Erster Bezirk. Italienische Gedichte, in Distichen, no. 8

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Gentle sounds of the soul", copyright © 2004
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Veille de nuit", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Claus-Christian Schuster [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

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