by Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793 - 1835)
Translation by Heinrich Stadelmann (1830 - 1875)

Day is past!
Language: English 
Day is past! 
Stars have set their watch at last, 
Founts that thro' the deep woods flow 
Make sweet sounds, unheard till now, 
Flowers have shut with fading light  --  
Good night!  

Go to rest! 
Sleep sit dove-like on thy breast! 
If within that secret cell 
One dark form of memory dwell, 
Be it mantled from thy sight  --  
Good night!  

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Confirmed with Felicia Dorothea (Browne) Hemans, National Lyrics, and Songs for Music, Dublin: William Curry jun. and Company, 1834, pages 253 - 254. Appears in Songs of Captivity.


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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Sonne schied! 
Strahlend am Himmel das Sternenheer zieht,  
Quellen im heimlichen Melodien 
Rauschen durch Waldesdunkel hin, 
Blumen schlossen die Kelche sacht  --   
Gute Nacht!  

Geh zur Ruh! 
Thue die Augen, die müden, nun zu!  
Drängen ins stille Kämmerlein 
Trübe Erinnrungsbilder ein, 
Decke der Traum sie mit lichter Pracht  --  
Gute Nacht!  

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    Set to music by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Gute Nacht", op. 369b (5 Gesänge für S., A., T. und B. ) no. 5, published 1870, stanzas 1-2 [ SATB chorus ], Offenbach, André; note: this opus number was used earlier in 1869 by Haslinger in Wien, so we have added a 'b' to distinguish this opus

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