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Nachts, wann gute Geister schweifen, Schlaf dir von der Stirne streifen, Mondenlicht und Sternenflimmern Dich mit ewigem All umschimmern, Scheinst du dir entkörpert schon, Wagest dich an Gottes Thron.
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An Gottes Thron", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 8. Zahme Xenien [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "An Gottes Thron", 2010 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Vier kleine Lieder , no. 4 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al tron de Déu", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Before God's throne", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 29
A la nit, quan ronden els bons esperits i la son t’acaricia el front, la llum de la lluna i el titil·leig de les estrelles t’il·luminen amb l’univers etern, si et sentissis ja incorpori, gosaries anar al tron de Déu.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2015 by Salvador Pila, (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), "An Gottes Thron", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 8. Zahme Xenien
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-20
Line count: 6
Word count: 40