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Sie [Wie]1 süß der Nachtwind nun die Wiese streift, Und klingend jetzt den jungen Hain durchläuft! Da noch der freche Tag verstummt, Hört man der Erdenkräfte flüsterndes Gedränge, Das aufwärts in die zärtlichen Gesänge Der reingestimmten Lüfte summt. Er Vernehm ich doch die wunderbarsten Stimmen, Vom lauen Wind wollüstig hingeschleift, Indes, mit ungewissem Licht gestreift, Der Himmel selber scheinet hinzuschwimmen. Sie: Wie ein Gewebe zuckt die Luft manchmal, Durchsichtiger und heller aufzuwehen; Dazwischen hört man weiche Töne gehen Von selgen Feen, die im blauen Saal Zum Sphärenklang, Und fleißig mit Gesang, Silberne Spindeln hin und wieder drehen. Er O holde Nacht, du gehst mit leisem Tritt Auf schwarzem Samt, der nur am Tage grünet, Und luftig schwirrender Musik bedienet Sich nun dein Fuß zum leichten Schritt, Womit du Stund um Stunde missest, Dich lieblich in dir selbst vergissest. Du schwärmst, es schwärmt der Schöpfung Seele mit!
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Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875) [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 Detlev Glanert (b. 1960), "Gesang zu zweien in der Nacht", 2003/4, published 2004, first performed 2004 [ tenor, mixed chorus, and orchestra ], from Mörike-Kantate, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert von Goldschmidt (1848 - 1906), "Nachtgesang", published 1883 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolf-Dietrich Hörle , "Gesang zu zweien in der Nacht" [ mixed chorus, soprano, baritone, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Gesang zu Zweien in der Nacht", op. 58 (Fünf Gesänge für 2 Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1881 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Michael Komma (1913 - 2012), "Gesang zu zweien in der Nacht", published 2003, first performed 2004 [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge für Sopran und Klavier nach Worten von Eduard Mörike, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Franz Schieri (1922 - 2009), "Gesang zu zweien in der Nacht", 1993 [ vocal duet with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Gesang zu zweien in der Nacht", op. 62 no. 3 (1948-9) [ voice and piano ], from Das holde Bescheiden: Lieder und Gesänge nach Gedichten von Eduard Mörike, no. 3, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Suter (1870 - 1926), "Gesang zu zweien in der Nacht", op. 15 (4 Duette für Alt und Bass mit Klavier) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Gesang zu Zweien in der Nacht", op. 31 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Song of two in the night", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Chant à deux voix dans la nuit", copyright © 2012, (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: 28
Word count: 147
She: How sweetly the night wind now caresses the field, and, tinkling, now rushes through the young grove! While saucy day is still mute, one can hear the whispering force of Earth's might, which hums upward in tender songs to join the pure voice of the wind. He: I still hear the most wonderful voices drawn sensually forth by the mild wind, while, streaked with dubious light, the heavens themselves seem to be floating away. She: The air sometimes trembles like a web to waver more transparently and brightly; in between, one can hear the soft tones of blessed fairies, who, in their blue hall, to the ringing of the spheres, and busily with their songs, are twirling silver spindles here and there. He: O lovely night, you walk with gentle step upon black velvet that only in the day turns green, and breezy, whirring music serves your feet now as light steps, with which you measure the hours, forgetting yourself in mellow thought. You dream of rapture, and the soul of Creation dreams of rapture as well!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 179