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Herrin! sag was heißt das Flüstern? Was bewegt dir leis die Lippen? Lispelt immer vor dich hin, Lieblicher als Weines Nippen! Denkst du, deinen Mundgeschwistern Noch ein Pärchen herzuziehn? "Ich will küssen! Küssen! sagt ich." Schau! Im zweifelhaften Dunkel Glühen blühend alle Zweige, Nieder spielt Stern auf Stern; Und smaragden durchs Gesträuche Tausendfältiger Karfunkel: Doch dein Geist ist allem fern. "Ich will küssen! Küssen! sagt ich." Dein Geliebter, fern, erprobet Gleicherweis im Sauersüßen, Fühlt ein unglückselges Glück. Euch im Vollmond zu begrüßen, Habt ihr heilig angelobet; Dieses ist der Augenblick. "Ich will küssen! Küssen! sag' ich."
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Vollmondnacht", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Vollmondnacht", op. 69 no. 9, published 1883 [SATB quartet and piano four-hands], from Aus Goethe's west-östlichem Divan. Zehn Quartette für S., A., T. und B. mit vierhändiger Pianofortebegleitung, no. 9, Leipzig, Kistner [text not verified]
- by Wilhelm Petersen (1890 - 1957), "Vollmondnacht", op. 40 (Goethe-Lieder) no. 7, published 1941. [text verified 1 time]
- by Siegmund Schmidt (b. 1939), "Vollmondnacht", 2008. [alto and piano] [text not verified]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Nuit de pleine lune", 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.
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Maîtresse ! dis-moi ce que veut dire ce chuchotement ? Pourquoi ce léger tremblement de tes lèvres ? Un murmure sort toujours de toi, Plus agréable que des gorgées de vin ! Penses-tu que tes lèvres jumelles Attirent une autre paire ? « Je veux un baiser ! un baiser ! j'ai dit. » Regarde ! Dans l'obscurité douteuse Brillent toutes les branches en fleur, Les étoiles, l'une après l'autre, jouent à descendre ; Et à travers les buissons couleur d'émeraude, Mille escarboucles jaillissent : Mais ton esprit est loin de tout. « Je veux un baiser ! un baiser ! j'ai dit. » Ton amant, au loin, éprouvé Également dans l'amertume, Ressent un bonheur infortuné. Dans la pleine lune de vous saluer Vous avez fait la promesse sainte. C'est le moment. « Je veux un baiser ! un baiser ! je dis. »
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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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Vollmondnacht", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-18
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Word count: 144