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by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807)

Zweyte Serenate
 (Sung text for setting by C. Neefe)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Süßes Liebchen, ach, erscheine!
Sieh, mein Lager flieht die Ruh. 
Stiller Schlummer deckt die Haine,
Schließt des Städters Auge zu.
Doch der Liebe Kummer 
Hat, mit kalter Hand,
Ruh und Traum und Schlummer 
Von mir weggebannt.

Leuchte wieder, wie Lucine
Am entwölkten Himmel lacht!
Schon dein Auge, Wilhelmine,
Scheucht das Grau'n der Mitternacht; 
Und ein einzig Lächeln
Macht die Wüste grün,
Laue Zephyrs fächeln
Und die Rosen blühn.

Note for Neefe's setting: in stanza 1, when line 1 is repeated, "ach erscheine" becomes "ich erscheine".

Composition:

    Set to music by Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748 - 1798), "Zweyte Serenate", published 1777 [ voice and piano ], from Serenaten beym Klavier zu singen, no. 2, Leipzig: Zu finden in der Dykischen Buchhandlung

Text Authorship:

  • by August Gottlieb Meißner (1753 - 1807), no title, appears in Das Grab des Mufti; oder Die zwey Geizigen: Eine komische Oper in zwey Akten

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Second serenade", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-06-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 68

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