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Ein Licht im Traum Hat mich besucht, Es nahte kaum, [Und nahm]1 die Flucht. Der Blick ist tief Hier eingesenkt, Den, als ich schlief, Du mir geschenkt. Hell dämmert mild Am Tage wach, O Nachtgebild, Dein Glanz mir nach. Komm oft, O Stern, In meiner Ruh! Dir schließ' ich gern Die Augen zu.
Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert, Gesammelte Gedichte, Sechster Band, Erlangen: Carl Heyder, 1838, page 381. Appears in Haus- und Jahrslieder.
1 Loewe: "da nahm's"Authorship
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Traumlicht", appears in Haus- und Jahrslieder [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 Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Traumlicht", 1842 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Traumlicht", AV. 123 no. 2 (1935) [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Drei Männerchöre nach Gedichten von Friedrich Rückert, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Llum en somnis", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Dream light", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Lumière en rêve", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: John H. Campbell , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 53
Une lumière dans un rêve M'a rendu visite, Elle s'est à peine approchée, Et a pris son vol. Le regard profondément Ici a plongé, Celui, pendant que je dormais, Tu m'as accordé. Claire et douce tu poins, Veillant pendant le jour, Ô image nocturne, Ton éclat vers moi. Viens souvent, ô étoile, Pendant mon repos ! Pour toi je ferme volontiers Mes yeux.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Traumlicht", appears in Haus- und Jahrslieder
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 63