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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Die Elfen sangen
 (Sung text for setting by K. Weigl)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Um Mitternacht, wenn die Menschen erst schlafen,
Dann scheinet uns der Mond,
Dann leuchtet uns der Stern,
Wir wandeln und singen,
Und tanzen erst gern.

Um Mitternacht, wenn die Menschen erst schlafen,
Auf Wiesen an den Erlen
Wir suchen unsern Raum,
Und wandeln und singen
Und tanzen einen Traum.
Poem headed by:
   ...Der Mond ist unendlich schön, 
   Ich bin durch die neuen Wege gelaufen 
   da sieht die Nacht himmlisch drein. Die Elfen sangen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Die Elfen sangen", op. 8 (Fünf Frauenlieder für eine mittlere Stimme und Klavier = 5 Songs for young women for a middle voice and piano) no. 1 (1904-6), published 1914 [ medium voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, from Briefe an Charlotte Stein

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

  • ENG English [singable] (A. Rosenthal) , "The fairies sang"
  • ENG English [singable] (John Bernhoff) , "Song of the elves"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant des elfes", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 49

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