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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Gute Nacht, mein Herz!
 (Sung text for setting by R. Andersson)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Gute Nacht mein Herz und schlummre ein!
In diesen Herbstestagen
Ohne Blumen und Sonnenschein
Was willst du schlagen?

Dein Schmerz ist aus, deine Lust ist tot,
Verweht ist Lenz, verweht sind Lieder;
Der Liebe Röslein purpurroth
Blüht nimmer wieder.

Singend zog er in das Land hinein,
Der falsche, liebe Knabe --
Und du? - Im stillen Grabe
Schlafe mein Herz, schlaf' ein!

Composition:

    Set to music by Richard Andersson (1851 - 1918), "Gute Nacht, mein Herz!", op. 3 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Sånger vid piano, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Berlin, in Mädchenlieder, no. 3

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

Bonne nuit mon cœur et endors‑toi bien !
 (Sung text translation for setting by R. Andersson)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Bonne nuit mon cœur et endors-toi bien !
En ces jours d'automne
Sans fleur et sans soleil
Pour quoi veux-tu battre ?

Ton mal a disparu, ton plaisir est mort,
Envolés sont printemps et chansons,
La petite rose pourpre de l'amour
Ne refleurit jamais.

Il courait le pays en chantant,
Le cher garçon infidèle-
Et toi ?  - Dans ton tombeau silencieux
Dors mon cœur, dors !

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Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Berlin, in Mädchenlieder, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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