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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Translation by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Oh, come to me when daylight sets
Language: English 
Oh, come to me when daylight sets;
Sweet! then come to me,
When smoothly go our gondolets
O'er the moonlight sea.
When Mirth's awake, and Love begins,
Beneath that glancing ray,
With sound of lutes and mandolins,
To steal young hearts away.
Then, come to me when daylight sets;
Sweet! then come to me,
When smoothly go our gondolets
O'er the moonlight sea.

Oh, then's the hour for those who love,
Sweet, like thee and me;
When all's so calm below, above,
In Heaven and o'er the sea.
When maiden's sing sweet barcarolles,
And Echo sings again
So sweet, that all with ears and souls
Should love and listen then.
So, come to me when daylight sets;
Sweet! then come to me,
When smoothly go our gondolets
O'er the moonlight sea.

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Imitated by Desbordes-Valmore in Entends-tu les gondoles.

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Oh, come to me when daylight sets", appears in National Airs, volume I, first published 1818

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 131

Gondellied
 (Sung text for setting by J. Kinkel)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  ENG
O komm zu mir, wenn durch die Nacht
Wandelt das Sternenheer,
Dann schwebt mit uns in Mondespracht
Die Gondel übers Meer.
Die Lieb' erwacht, der Scherz beginnt
Im gold'nen Zauberlicht,
Die Zither lockt so sanft, so lind,
Du widerstehst ihr nicht.
O komm zu mir, wenn durch die Nacht
Wandelt das Sternenheer,
Dann schwebt mit uns in Mondespracht
Die Gondel über's Meer.
 
Das ist für Liebende die Stund',
Liebchen, wie ich und du;
So friedlich blaut des Himmels Rund,
Es schläft das Meer in Ruh.
Die Mädchen singen Liebeslust,
Das Echo hallt von fern,
Da drängt sich klopfend Brust an Brust,
Schließt Mund an Mund sich gern. 
O komm zu mir, wenn durch die Nacht
Wandelt das Sternenheer,
Dann schwebt mit uns in Mondespracht
Die Gondel über's Meer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Gondellied", op. 8 (6 Gedichte von E. Geibel) no. 3, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein ; as J. Mathieux

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Gondoliera"

Based on:

  • a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "Oh, come to me when daylight sets", appears in National Airs, volume I, first published 1818
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Gondola song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 128

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