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O komme, holde Sommernacht, Verschwiegen; Dich hat die Liebe recht gemacht Zum Siegen! Da brechen manche Knospen los, Verstohlen, Da öffnen ihren süßen Schoß Violen; Da neigt ihr Haupt im Dämmerschein Die Rose, Da wird mein Liebchen auch noch mein, Das lose!
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Authorship
- by Melchior Grohe (1829 - 1906), "Sommernacht", appears in Reime und Reise, Mannheim, first published 1861 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "O komme, holde Sommernacht", op. 58 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 4 (1871), published 1872 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "O come, lovely summer night", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ô viens, charmante nuit d'été", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "O kom maar, mooie zomernacht", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 42
O kom maar, mooie zomernacht, In zwijgen; Jou heeft de liefde echt bedacht Voor krijgen! Uit knoppen breken bloemen bloot, Verstolen, Nu openen hun zoete schoot Violen; Nu nijgen ‘t hoofd in ’t schemerlicht De rozen, Nu word ‘k ook door mijn schalkse wicht Verkozen!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Melchior Grohe (1829 - 1906), "Sommernacht", appears in Reime und Reise, Mannheim, first published 1861
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 45