by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen, Der Blumen bunte Pracht, 's ist alles unter nun gegangen, Nur das Verlangen Der Liebe wacht.
When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.
Composition:
- Set to music by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Nachtstück", 1966, from Nachtstück, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-21
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