by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA
Leiser, leiser, kleine Laute,
Flüstre, was ich dir vertraute,
Dort zu jenem Fenster hin!
Wie die Wellen sanfter Lüfte
Mondenglanz und Blumendüfte,
Send' es der Gebieterin!

Neidisch sind des Nachbars Söhne,
Und im Fenster jener Schöne
Flimmert noch ein einsam Licht.
Drum noch leiser, kleine Laute:
Dich vernehme die Vertraute,
Nachbarn aber - Nachbarn nicht!

Note: The first version of this poem, published in Glycine, is slightly different (see below).

Composition:

    Set to music by August Harder (1775 - 1813), "An die Laute" [ voice and guitar ]

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de luit", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the lute", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au luth", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Al liuto", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "Al laúd", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 54