Serenade (Kom in de stille nacht!) | Kom in de stille nacht!

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by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Serenade

(Sung text for setting by C. Mangold)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Komm in die stille Nacht! --
  Liebchen! was zögerst du?
  Sonne ging längst zur Ruh',
  Welt schloß die Augen zu,
Rings nur einzig die Liebe wacht!

Liebchen, was zögerst du?
  Schon sind die Sterne hell,
  Schon ist der Mond zur Stell',
  Eilen so schnell, so schnell!
Liebchen, mein Liebchen, drum eil' auch du!

Sonne ging längst zur Ruh! --
  Traust wohl dem Schimmer nicht,
  Der durch die Blüten bricht?
  Treu ist des Mondes Licht.
Liebchen, mein Liebchen, was fürchtest du?

Welt schloß die Augen zu!
  Blumen und Blütenbaum
  Schlummern in süßem Traum,
  Die Erde atmet kaum,
Liebe nur schaut den Liebenden zu! –

Einzig die Liebe wacht,
  Ruft dich überall.
  Höre die Nachtigall,
  Hör' meiner Stimme Schall,
Rings nur einzig die Liebe wacht! 
Liebchen, o komm in die stille Nacht!

Note: some lines of this poem were used in Zanettovich's Lied (mond - nacht - liebes - traum - lied)

Composition:

Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold

Text Authorship:

by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Komm in die stille Nacht!", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Serenade (Kom in de stille nacht!)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Serenade", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni nella notte tranquilla", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 128

Serenade (Kom in de stille nacht!)

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Mangold)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Kom in de stille nacht! ---
Liefje, waardoor belet?
Lang is de zon te bed,
Mensen, die slapen net,
Alom enkel de liefde wacht!
 
Liefje, waardoor belet?
Reeds zijn de sterren daar,
Reeds schijnt de maan ook klaar,
Rep je nu snel van daar!
Liefje, mijn liefje, verhaast je tred!
 
Lang is de zon te bed! --
Vertrouw je de glans soms niet
Die door de bloesems schiet?
Trouw is het licht der maan.
Liefje, mijn liefje, waardoor ontzet?
 
Mensen, die slapen net!
Bloemen en bloesemboom
Sluim'ren in zoete droom,
D' aarde is stil en vroom,
Liefde nu op verliefden slechts  let! --
 
Enkel de liefde wacht,
Roept je voor zoet onthaal.
Hoor toch de nachtegaal,
Hoor toch mijn liefdestaal,
Liefje, o kom in de stille nacht!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Komm in die stille Nacht!", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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