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Weich küßt die Zweige
der weiße Mond.
Ein Flüstern wohnt
im Laub, als neige,
als schweige sich der Hain zur Ruh:
Geliebte du --
Der Weiher ruht, und
die Weide schimmert.
Ihr Schatten flimmert
in seiner Flut, und
der Wind weint in den Bäumen:
wir träumen -- wir träumen --
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Helle Nacht", op. 37 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 1 (1899), published 1899, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Helle Nacht", appears in Weib und Welt [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 6, first published 1870
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nit clara", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Joost van der Linden) , "Heldere nacht", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Friedrich Karl Grimm) , "Bright night"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Bright night", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit claire", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Jeroen Scholten , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 68
La lune blanche doucement
Embrasse la ramée,
Un murmure habite le feuillage
tandis que le bois s'incline,
se tait, tend vers le repos :
Ô bien-aimée …
L'étang se repose,
Et le saule brille.
Son ombre scintille
Sur ses eaux, et
Le vent pleure dans les arbres:
Nous rêvons … rêvons …
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Note du traducteur : ce texte est la traduction du texte de R Dehmel qui n'est pas du tout fidèle au texte français de Paul Verlaine.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 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 Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Helle Nacht", appears in Weib und Welt [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 6, first published 1870
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 76