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by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874)

Tak jak ten měsíc
 (Sung text for setting by A. Dvořák)
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Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Tak jak ten měsíc v nebes báň
tak láska v srdce vchází,
a tajný bol a tichý žal
ji v chůzi doprovází.

A co dřív člověk netušil,
v tom šerém světle spatří,
a tajný bol a tichý žal
se divně v písni sbratří.

Leč mnohá též se bouře zlá
v ubohém srdci shlukne,
a než ji v písni vysloví —
jak mnohé srdce pukne!

Composition:

    Set to music by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Tak jak ten měsíc", op. 31 no. 5, B. 61 no. 12 (1876) [ voice and piano ], from Večerní písně, no. 12

Text Authorship:

  • by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 43

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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