by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Nachtgesang See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
O gieb, vom weichen Pfühle,
Träumend, ein halb Gehör!
Bei meinem Saitenspiele
Schlafe! was willst du mehr?
Bei meinem Saitenspiele
Segnet der Sterne Heer
Die ewigen Gefühle;
Schlafe! was willst du mehr?
Die ewigen Gefühle
Heben mich, hoch und hehr,
Aus irdischem Gewühle;
Schlafe! was willst du mehr?
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Nachtgesang", stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachtgesang", written 1803?, first published 1804
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cant nocturnal ", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Nachtgezang", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Night song", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant nocturne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de la nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Canto notturno", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 88