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In der Mondnacht, in der Frühlingsmondnacht Gehen Engel um auf leisen Sohlen; Blonde Engel, innig und verstohlen, Küssen sie die schönsten Blumen. Süßes Herzlieb, allerschönste Blume, Weiß es wohl, woher die Glorie stammet, Der dir heut das Antlitz überflammet: Bist noch in dem Traum der Nacht verloren. Denkst der Engel, die durchs off'ne Fenster Sich auf Mondesstrahlen zu dir schwangen, Hauchten leisen Kuss auf Mund und Wangen In der Mondnacht, in der Frühlingsmondnacht.
Composition:
- Set to music by Julius Otto Grimm (1827 - 1903), "In der Mondnacht", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1853 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Fedelint und Funzifudelchen, first published 1850
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 78
In the moonlit night, in the moonlit night in springtime
Angels walk about on quiet feet;
Blond angels, devout and stealthy,
They kiss the most beautiful ... flowers.
Sweet beloved of my heart, most beautiful flower,
Knows well whence the splendour comes,
Which flames upon your face today:
You are still lost in the dream of night.
You are thinking of the angels who through the open window
Descended to you upon moonbeams
To breathe quiet kisses upon your lips and cheeks
In the moonlit night, in the moonlit night in springtime.
Translated titles:
"In der Mondnacht" = "In the moonlit night"
"In der Mondnacht, in der Frühlingsmondnacht" = "In the moonlit night, in the moonlit night in springtime"
"Frühlingsmondnacht" = "Moonlit night in springtime"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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 Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Fedelint und Funzifudelchen, first published 1850
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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 91