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Ich wandre durch die stille Nacht, Da schleicht der Mond so heimlich sacht Oft aus der dunkeln Wolkenhülle, Und hin und her im Tal, Erwacht die Nachtigall Dann wieder alles grau und stille. O wunderbarer Nachtgesang, Von fern im Land der Ströme Gang, Leis Schauern in den dunkeln Bäumen -- Irrst die Gedanken mir, Mein wirres Singen hier, Ist wie ein Rufen nur aus Träumen.
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First published in the appendices to the novellas Taugenichts and Marmorbild, 1826 in the cycle Nachtbilder (no. 1)Authorship
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Ich wandre durch die stille Nacht", first published 1837 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Nachtwanderer", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Ernst Naumann (1832 - 1910), "Nachtwanderer", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder von J. von Eichendorff) no. 2, published 1861 [voice and piano], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [ sung text not verified ]
Set in a modified version by Friedrich Curschmann, Robert Franz, Theodor Fürchtegott Kirchner, Armin Knab, Wilhelm Petersen, Max Reger, Aribert Reimann, Erich Zeisl, Robert Gund, Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich, Egon Kornauth, Adolf Busch, Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, Friedrich Kiel, Heinrich Bellermann, Bernhard Klein, Ernst Edward Taubert, Johann Roth, Ferdinand von Hiller, Karl Anton Florian Eckert, Paul Kletzki, Hans Heinrich XIV, Graf Bolko von Hochberg.
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
Ik wandel door de stille nacht; Dan doemt de maan vaak stil en zacht Op uit de donk’re wolkenweidsheid, En her en der in ’t dal Ontwaakt de nachtegaal, Dan wordt weer alles stil in grijsheid. O wonderbaarlijk nachtgezang, Van ver in ’t land de watergang, Zacht huiverend de donk’re bomen – Je maakt mij duiz’lig schier, Mijn warrig zingen hier Is als een roepen slechts uit dromen.
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Translation of title "Nachtwanderer" = "Nachtwandelaar"Authorship
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2017 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Ich wandre durch die stille Nacht", first published 1837
This text was added to the website: 2017-03-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 68