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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

O Nacht, o Nacht!
 (Sung text for setting by B. Randhartinger)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  O Nacht, o Nacht! -- 
Alle Sterne so ferne, 
Nur die Schmerzen im Herzen entfacht!
  O Nacht, o Nacht,
Ohne Schlummer, ohne Ruh, 
Wie so finster, so finster bist du!

  O Nacht, o Nacht! --
In der Kammer voll Jammer 
Sitz' allein ich und wein' ich mit Macht! 
  O Nacht, o Nacht, 
Ohne Schlummer, ohne Ruh, 
Wie so einsam, so einsam bist du! 

  O Nacht, o Nacht! 
Bis zum Morgen mit Sorgen, 
Unter Trauern und Schauern durchwacht! 
  O Nacht, o Nacht, 
Ohne Schlummer, ohne Ruh, 
Wie so lange, so lange bist du!

Composition:

    Set to music by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "O Nacht, o Nacht!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), no title, appears in Kreuz- und Trostlieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 1

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 91

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