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by Constant von Wurzbach (1818 - 1893)

Nachtstille
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Still ist die Nacht.
Die Wolkenschatten schweben  
Über die mondbeglänzte Fläche,
Im duftenden Busche schlägt
Die Nachtigall,
Im Kelch der schwellenden Rose schlummert
Wonnetrunken der Falter; 
Mein eigenes Herz pocht
In ungestillter Sehnsucht  -- 
O, könnt' ich an deinem Herzen ruh'n,
Geliebte,
Ich vergässe Alles, Welt und Gott,
Und dächte nur Dich.

Confirmed with Constant Wurzbach, Cyclamen, Wien: Ed. Hügel'sche Buchhandlung, 1873, page 21.


Text Authorship:

  • by Constant von Wurzbach (1818 - 1893), "Nachtstille", appears in Cyclamen, in Aus vergangenen Tage [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 Max von Weinzierl (1841 - 1898), "Nachtstille", op. 42 (Drei Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1884 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nighttime quiet", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-10-24
Line count: 13
Word count: 51

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