Morning stillness | The blessing of the night already sounds more quietly

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Morgenstille

(Sung text for setting by B. Randhartinger)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Leiser tönt schon und will verklingen 
Wie Harfenklang der Segen der Nacht, 
Und leis und sacht 
Auf der Töne Schwingen, 
Horch, ist der Segen des Tags erwacht. 
  So zwischen Nacht und Tag, 
  Wie Herz und Seele sich freuen mag! 
  Morgenstille, selig allein, 
  Selig allein mit Gott zu sein! 

  Matter blitzt schon und will verschwimmen 
Der letzte Stern im dämmernden Blau, 
Aus dunkelm Grau 
Will der Tag erglimmen,
Nacht aber liegt noch auf Kluft und Au. 
  So zwischen Nacht und Tag, 
  Wie Herz und Seele sich freuen mag! 
  Morgenstille, selig allein, 
  Selig allein mit Gott zu sein!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Benedikt Randhartinger

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Morgenstille", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 60

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

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This text was added to the website: 2019-08-25
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Word count: 144

Morning stillness

(Sung text translation for setting by B. Randhartinger)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  The blessing of the night already sounds more quietly
And wishes to fade away like the strains of a harp,
And softly and gently
Upon the pinions of the tones,
Hark! the blessing of the day has awakened.
  Thus between night and day,
  How heart and soul may rejoice!
  Morning stillness, to be blessedly alone,
  Blessedly alone with God!

  The last star upon the twilit blue is already
Sparkling more dully and wishes to dissolve,
From out of dark grey
The day wishes to come alight,
But night still lies upon chasm and meadow.
  Thus between night and day,
  How heart and soul may rejoice!
  Morning stillness, to be blessedly alone,
  Blessedly alone with God!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Morgenstille", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 60
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