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Ich habe meine Kerze ausgelöscht; Zum offenen Fenster strömt die Nacht herein, Umarmt mich sanft und läßt mich ihren Freund Und ihren Bruder sein. Wir beide sind am selben Heimweh krank; Wir senden ahnungsvolle Träume aus Und reden flüsternd von der alten Zeit In unsres Vaters Haus.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 148.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Nacht", subtitle: "(1907)", written 1907, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Wolfgang Rolf Ackermann , "Nacht", <<1957 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Martin Breyer , "Nacht", 1947 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Werner Bühler (1904 - 1968), "Nacht" [ high voice and piano ], from Lieder für eine höhere Singstimme nach Texten von Hermann Hesse, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gottfried von Einem (1918 - 1996), "Nacht", op. 43 no. 6 (1974) [ medium voice and piano ], from Leb wohl, Frau Welt, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kurt Hessenberg (1908 - 1994), "Nacht II", op. 80 (Acht Lieder) no. 8 (<<1966) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Krause (b. 1889), "Nacht", op. 48 no. 9 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolf Krauss (b. 1907), "Nacht", <<1956 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans-Hermann Kurig (1914 - 2002), "Nacht", 1950 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder aus den "Nachtgesängen" von Hermann Hesse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Lothar (1885 - 1971), "Ich habe meine Kerze ausgelöscht", op. 87 no. 1 (1950) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Reinhold Melber , "Nacht", 1961 [ baritone or alto, flute, viola, and violoncello ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Modler , "Ich habe meine Kerze ausgelöscht", op. 21 no. 2 (1945) [ tenor and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Tenor aus "Gertrud", no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Nahme , "Nacht", 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Herbstkantate nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Nacht", op. 36 no. 2 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sieben Nacht- und Todeslieder für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Scholz , "Ich habe meine Kerze ausgelöscht", 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Steiner (b. 1872), "Nacht", <<1957 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl von Szelle , "Nacht", 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Sechszehn [sic] Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Herbert Thienemann (1884 - 1963), "Nacht", published 1928 [ voice and guitar or lute ], from Wolken, Wind und Wälder weit ... - Lieder zur Gitarre (Laute), no. 29 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47
I have extinguished my candle; Night streams in through the open window, Embraces me gently and permits me to be its friend And its brother. We are both suffering from the same homesickness; We send forth dreams full of premonitions And speak whisperingly of the past time In our father’s house.
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Translations of title(s):
"Die Nacht" = "Night"
"Ich habe meine Kerze ausgelöscht" = "I have extinguished my candle"
"Nacht" = "Night"
"Nacht II" = "Night II"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Nacht", subtitle: "(1907)", written 1907, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911
This text was added to the website: 2017-09-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 51