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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Mondnacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich lieg' an meines Lagers End' Und lug' in stille Sterne; Die blaue Woge, die uns trennt, Wie rauscht sie leis und ferne! Verschleiert schaut der Mond herein, Mein Herz hält stille Feier; - - Wie sind so bleich die Wangen dein, Wie ist so dicht dein Schleier!
Authorship
- by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Mondnacht", appears in Hochland-lieder, in 10. Eliland: ein Sang vom Chiemsee, in 2. Reicher Fund, no. 7, first published 1879 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Mondnacht", op. 49 no. 7, published 1883 [baritone and piano], from Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee. Aus den Hochland-Liedern von Carl Stieler, no. 7, Zürich, Hug [text not verified]
- by Reinhold Becker (1842 - 1924), "Mondnacht", op. 29 no. 5, published 1886 [low voice and piano], from Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee. Cyklus von 5 Gesängen aus den Hochlands Liedern von Karl Stieler, no. 5, Leipzig, Klemm [text not verified]
- by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Mondnacht", op. 35 no. 7, published 1890 [baritone and piano], from Eliland. Ein Cyklus von 10 Gesängen aus Carl Stieler's "Eliland, ein Sang vom Chiemsee", no. 7, Leipzig, Rob. Forberg [text not verified]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Mondnacht", op. 9 no. 7, published 1891 [medium voice and piano], from Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee von K. Stieler. Zehn Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [text not verified]
- by Josef Gauby (1851 - 1932), "Mondnacht", op. 19 no. 3, published 1882 [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder aus "Eliland" für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Breslau, Hainauer [text not verified]
- by Ludwig Kindscher (1800 - 1875), "Mondnacht", published 1883 [high baritone and piano], from Lieder des Mönches Eliland. Ein Cyklus in 10 Gesängen, no. 7, Leipzig, Kahnt [text not verified]
- by Carl Orff (1895 - 1982), "Mondnacht", op. 12 no. 8 (1911), published 1912 [voice and piano], from Eliland - Ein Sang com Chiemsee, no. 8. [text not verified]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Mondnacht", op. 33 no. 7 (1891/92), published 1899 [tenor and piano], from Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee von K. Stieler, no. 7, Braunschweig, Litolff [text not verified]
- by Ludwig Stollbrock , "Mondnacht", op. 10 no. 3, published 1891 [medium voice and piano], from Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee von K. Stieler, no. 3, Rostock, Trutschel [text not verified]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Mondnacht", op. 51 no. 7, published 1887 [voice and piano], from Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee von Karl Stieler. Zehn Gesänge, no. 7, Dresden, Näumann [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Moonlit night", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , title 1: "Nit de lluna", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 48
Moonlit night
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I lie upon the edge of my bed And peer out into the quiet stars; The blue waves that separate us, How they murmur, quietly and distantly! Veiled, the moon looks in, My heart is celebrating a quiet ritual; - - How very pale are your cheeks, How very impenetrable is your veil!
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Mondnacht", appears in Hochland-lieder, in 10. Eliland: ein Sang vom Chiemsee, in 2. Reicher Fund, no. 7, first published 1879
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 53