by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)
Ich gehe des Nachts Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Ich gehe des Nachts, wie der Mond thut geh'n, Ich suche, wo den Geliebten sie haben; Da hab' ich den Tod, den finstern, geseh'n. Er sprach: such' nicht, ich hab' ihn begraben.
Composition:
- Set to music by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Ich gehe des Nachts", op. 6 no. 4 (1898), published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Walzer Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern von Ferdinand Gregorovius, no. 4, Berlin, Simrock
Text Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 4
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title, Tuscan [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "I walk at night", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je marche dans la nuit comme fait la lune", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Enrico Magnani) , "Cammino nella notte", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Salgo de noche, como la luna", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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