Riposa, o notte santa!

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by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Gianni Franceschi

Ruhe, heilige Nacht!

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Russian (Русский)

Our translations: ENG ITA

Ruhe, heilige Nacht!
Dämmerig scheint der Mond.
Süß ist, o Mädchen, dein Kuß
Während der ruhigen Nacht.

Freundin, im Dunkel der Nacht
Wie kann ich traurig noch sein?
Hell wie die Sterne bist du
Während der ruhigen Nacht.

Freundin, die Sterne sind schön.
Und auch die Trauer ist süß;
Du bist das Liebste mir doch
Während der heiligen Nacht.

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Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), written 1842
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Ruhige, heilige Nacht", VWV 1038 (1862) [ voice and piano ], also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text not yet checked]
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Heilige Nacht", op. 2 (Dreizehn Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier), Heft 1 no. 1 (1894-6), published 1897 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Holy night", copyright ©
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
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Word count: 59

Riposa, o notte santa!

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Riposa, o notte santa!
In penombra brilla la luna.
Dolce, o fanciulla, è il tuo bacio
durante la notte tranquilla.

O amica, nel buio della notte
come posso essere ancora triste?
Splendente come le stelle sei tu
durante la notte tranquilla.

O amica, le stelle sono belle
e anche la tristezza è dolce,
ma tu sei per me la più amata
durante la notte tranquilla.

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Translation of title "Heilige Nacht" = "Notte santa"

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2015 by Gianni Franceschi, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892)
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Based on:

a text in Russian (Русский) by Afanasy Afanas'yevich Fet (1820 - 1892), written 1842
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2015-04-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 65