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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Nächtliche Scheu
 (Sung text for setting by A. Webern)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Zaghaft vom Gewölk ins Land
    fließt des Lichtes Flut
aus des Mondes bleicher Hand,
    dämpft mir alle Glut.

Ein verirrter Schimmer schwebt
  durch den Wald zum Fluß,
  und das dunkle Wasser bebt
      unter seinem Kuß.

Hörst du, Herz? die Welle lallt:
      küsse, küsse mich!
Und mit zaghafter Gewalt,
    Mädchen, küsse, ich dich.

Composition:

    Set to music by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Nächtliche Scheu", 1907, from Fünf Lieder, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Nächtliche Scheu", appears in Erlösungen; eine Seelenwandlung in Gedichte und Sprüche

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Timidesa nocturna", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nighttime timidity", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Appréhension nocturne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Jeroen Scholten , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 52

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