The moon shines on my bed

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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Fromm

(Sung text for setting by M. Schweikert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CAT ENG FRE

Der Mond scheint auf mein Lager,
Ich schlafe nicht,
Meine gefalteten Hände sie ruhen
In seinem Licht.

Meine Seele ist still, sie kehrte
Von Gott zurück,
Und mein Herz hat nur einen Gedanken:
Dich und dein Glück.

Composition:

Margarete Schweikert

Text Authorship:

by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Fromm", appears in Mit dem Leben. Neue Gedichte, in Eine Liebe

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Jethro Rithell) , "Devout", first published 1909
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pieux", copyright © 2011, (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.
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Word count: 38

Devout

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Schweikert)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The moon shines on my bed,
I do not sleep,
My folded hands, they rest
In the moon’s light.

My soul is quiet, it returned
From God,
And my heart has only one thought:
You and your happiness.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Fromm", appears in Mit dem Leben. Neue Gedichte, in Eine Liebe
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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 39