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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Nachts
 (Sung text for setting by V. Hollaender)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
  Ich stehe im Waldesschatten
Wie an des Lebens Rand,
Die Länder wie dämmernde Matten,
Der Strom wie ein silbern Band.

  Von fern nur schlagen die Glocken
Über die Wälder herein,
Ein Reh hebt den Kopf erschrocken
Und schlummert gleich wieder ein.

  Der Wald aber rühret die Wipfel 
Im Traum von der Felsenwand.
Denn der Herr geht über die Gipfel
Und segnet das stille Land.

Composition:

    Set to music by Victor Hollaender (1866 - 1940), "Nachts" [ voice and piano ], published in Musik-Mappe, 1905 ; may have been first published earlier

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Nachts", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Sängerleben

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "At night", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Jakob Kellner , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

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