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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Die Nonne und der Ritter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA LIT SPA
Da die Welt zur Ruh' gegangen,
Wacht mit Sternen mein Verlangen;
In der Kühle muß ich lauschen,
Wie die Wellen unten rauschen.

"Fernher mich die Wellen tragen,
Die ans Land so traurig schlagen,
Unter deines Fensters Gitter,
Fraue, kennst du noch den Ritter?"

Ist's doch, als ob seltsam' Stimmen
Durch die lauen Lüfte schwimmen;
Wieder hat's der Wind genommen -
Ach, mein Herz ist so beklommen!

"Drüben liegt dein Schloß verfallen,
Klagend in den öden Hallen
Aus dem Grund der Wald mich grüßte -
's war, als ob ich sterben müßte."

Alte Klänge blühend schreiten!
Wie aus lang versunknen Zeiten
Will mich Wehmut noch bescheinen,
Und ich möcht' von Herzen weinen.

"Überm Walde blitzt's [vom weiten]1,
Wo um Christi Grab sie streiten;
Dorthin will mein Schiff ich wenden,
Da wird alles, alles enden!"

Geht ein Schiff, ein Mann stand [drinne]2,
Falsche Nacht, verwirrst die Sinne,
Welt Ade! Gott woll' bewahren,
Die noch irr im Dunkeln fahren.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Brahms 

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Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's Werke. Erster Theil. Gedichte. Berlin. Verlegt von M. Simion. 1841, page 423-424; and with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff's sämmtliche Werke. Zweite Auflage. Erster Band. Leipzig, Voigt & Günther. 1864, page 640-641.

A first, unpublished version with the title Maria von Tyrol im Kloster originated from 1808.

1 Eichendorff, Gedichte 1837: "von Weitem"
2 Brahms: "drinnen"

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Nonne und der Ritter", written 1808, appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen, Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, first published 1837 [author's text checked 2 times 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), "Die Nonne und der Ritter", op. 28 (Vier Duette für Alt und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (1860), published 1864 [ vocal duet for alto and baritone with piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Die Nonne und der Ritter", op. 28, Heft 3 no. 3, published 1921, first performed 1922 [ alto, tenor, mixed chorus, and orchestra ], from Von deutscher Seele - Teil III - Der Liederteil, no. 3, Adolph Fürstner, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La monja i el cavaller", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De non en de ridder", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The Nun and the Knight", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La nonne et le chevalier", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , ""La monaca e il cavaliere" da "Romanze"", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Vienuolė ir riteris", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , "La monja y el caballero", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 158

De non en de ridder
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Nu de nacht is aangevangen,
Waakt met sterren mijn verlangen,
In de koelte moet ik luist’ren,
Hoe de golven onder ruisen!
 
“Golven die op ‘t land droef klotsen,
Voerden mij van ver langs rotsen;
Vrouwe, ken je nog de ridder
Onder ‘t raam hier, je aanbidder?”
 
‘t Is alsof hier vreemde stemmen
Door de lauwe luchten zwemmen;
Maar de wind heeft ‘t weggedragen, -
Ach, mijn hart is zo verslagen!

“Boven ligt je slot vervallen, 
Klagend in de lege hallen;
Uit de diept' gaf ‘t woud mij groeten,
‘t Was als zou ik sterven moeten.”
 
Oude klanken bloeiend schrijden;
Als uit lang vervlogen tijden
Word door weemoed ‘k nog beslopen,
En ‘k liet graag mijn tranen lopen.
 
“Boven ‘t woud slaan verre flitsen,
Waar om Christus’ graf ze hitsen.
Daarheen wil mijn schip zich wenden,
Dan zal alles, alles enden!”
 
‘t Schip vaart weg, een man stond binnen,
Valse nacht, je stoort de zinnen!
Aard’ adieu! God, wil bewaren,
Die nog dwaas in ‘t donker varen!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 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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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Die Nonne und der Ritter", written 1808, appears in Gedichte, in 7. Romanzen, Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, first published 1837
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2015-02-03
Line count: 28
Word count: 165

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