Do you hear the lowlands calling

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Nacht

(Sung text for setting by O. Schoeck)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

  Hörst du die Gründe rufen
Im Traume 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:

Othmar Schoeck

Zwölf Eichendorff-Lieder

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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

Night

(Sung text translation for setting by O. Schoeck)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Do you hear the lowlands calling
In a half-wakeful dream?
Oh, from the castle steps
Descend into the night! --

  The nightingales are calling,
There is a gentle rustling in the garden,
It wishes to tell you wondrous things,
The wonderful night.

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a text in German (Deutsch) 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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This text was added to the website: 2022-08-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 42