by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Translation by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)
Helle Nacht See original
Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
Weich küßt die Zweige der weiße Mond. Ein Flüstern wohnt im Laub, als neige, als schweige sich der Hain zur Ruh: Geliebte du -- Der Weiher ruft, und die Weide schimmert. Ihr Schatten flimmert in seiner Flut, und der Wind weint in den Bäumen: wir träumen -- wir träumen -- Die Welten leuchten Beruhigung. Die Niederung hebt bleich den feuchten Schleier hin zum Himmelssaum: o hin -- o Traum -- --
Composition:
- Set to music by Friedrich Karl Grimm (b. 1902), "Helle Nacht", op. 67 no. 5, published 1956 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder der Empfindsamkeit, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Helle Nacht", appears in Weib und Welt [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 6, first published 1870
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nit clara", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Joost van der Linden) , "Heldere nacht", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Friedrich Karl Grimm) , "Bright night"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Bright night", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit claire", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Jeroen Scholten , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 68