Die dunkle Nacht
See base textLanguage: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)
Entflammt von Liebesqualen,
Als rings die Nacht noch webte,
O Glück, das ich ersehnte,
Ging unbemerkt ich aus,
Als Ruhe schon befriedete das Haus.
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Enflamed with the agonies of love,
When night was still weaving round about,
Oh happiness that I yearned for,
Unnoticed I went out,
When rest was already making the house peaceful.
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Translator's note: Although this text could be read as a secular love song, my translation is based on a religious reading. My justification for this is the note in the Furore edition (page 79): "Es handelt sich um ein geistliches Liebeslied, in dem die Seele von ihrer Liebe zu Gott spricht.”
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