The moon so peaceful rises | The moon so peaceful rises

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by David Kenneth Smith

Der Mond kommt still gegangen

(Sung text for setting by C. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE

Der Mond kommt still gegangen
Mit seinem goldnen Schein,
Da schläft in holdem Prangen 
Die müde Erde ein.

 ... 

Und auf den Lüften schwanken
Aus manchem treuen Sinn
Viel tausend Liebesgedanken
Über die Schläfer hin.

Und drunten im Thale, da funkeln
Die Fenster von Liebchens Haus;
Ich aber blicke im Dunkeln
Still in die Welt hinaus.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.

Note: in Lachner's score, the first word of stanza 4 is "Da" but becomes "Und" in the repetition.

Composition:

Clara Schumann

Sechs Lieder

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Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Nachtlied", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De maan komt stil gevaren", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "The moon so peaceful rises", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Night song", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kuu kohoaa hiljaa esiin", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La lune vient doucement", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (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: 16
Word count: 81

The moon so peaceful rises

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Schumann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The moon so peaceful rises
with all its golden shine,
here sleeps in lovely glitter
the weary earth below.

 ... 

And on the breezes waft down
from many faithful hearts
true loving thoughts by the thousand
upon the sleeping ones.

And down in the valley, there twinkle
the lights from my lover's house;
but I in darkness still look out -
silent - into the world.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 1996 by David Kenneth Smith, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Nachtlied", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 63