by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hörst du die Gründe rufen In Träumen halb verwacht? O, von des Schlosses Stufen Steig nieder in die Nacht! -- Die Nachtigallen schlagen, Der Garten rauschet sacht, Es will dir Wunder sagen, Die wunderbare Nacht.
When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.
Composition:
- Set to music by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Nacht", op. 76 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1867 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "Night"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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