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In meiner Nächte Sehnen, So tief allein, Mit tausend, tausend Tränen, Gedenk' ich dein. Ach, wer dein Antlitz schaute, Wem dein Gemüt Die schöne Glut vertraute, Die es durchglüht, Wem deine Küsse brannten, Wem je vor Lust All seine Sinne schwanden An deiner Brust - Wie rasteten in Frieden Ihm Seel' und Leib, Wenn er von dir geschieden, Du göttlich Weib!
Authorship
- by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Frauenbilder und Huldigungen, in Vermischte Formen, first published 1853 [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), "In meiner Nächte Sehnen", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 5 (<<1871), published 1872 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "In my nights of longing", copyright © 2016
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Met hunk’ring ’s nachts en wanen", copyright © 2015, (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: 16
Word count: 61
Met hunk’ring ’s nachts en wanen, Alleen, o vrouw, Met duizend, duizend tranen, Denk ik aan jou. Wie jouw gelaat aanschouwde, Wie jij, ontbloeid, De warmte toevertrouwde Die jou doorgloeit, Bij wie jouw kussen brandden, Die aan jouw borst In waanzin haast belandde, Vervuld van dorst. Wat zou hij weinig lijden Naar ziel en lijf, Was hij van jou gescheiden, O godd’lijk wijf!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Frauenbilder und Huldigungen, in Vermischte Formen, first published 1853
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 63