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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 F. Lachner's score, the first word of stanza 4 is "Da" but becomes "Und" in the repetition.
Composition:
- Set to music by Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896), "Der Mond kommt still gegangen", op. 13 no. 4 (1840-3), published 1844, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Nachtlied", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
The moon approaches quietly
With its golden radiance.
The tired world then falls asleep
Resplendent in beauty.
...
And swaying upon the breezes,
From many a loyal spirit
Are thousands of loving thoughts,
Wafting over those who sleep.
And down in the valley there sparkle
The windows of my beloved's house.
But I, in the darkness, gaze
Silently out at the world.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- 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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Line count: 16
Word count: 78