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Eine Stimme singt in der Nacht, Nacht, die ihr bange macht, Singt ihre Angst, ihren Mut; Singen bezwingt die Nacht. Singen ist gut. Eine zweite hebt an und geht mit, Hält mit der andern Schritt, Gibt ihr Antwort und lacht, Weil zu zwein in der Nacht Singen ihr Freude macht. Dritte Stimme fällt ein, Tanzt und schreitet im Reihn Mit in der Nacht. Und die drei Werden zu Sternenschein Und Zauberei. Fangen sich, lassen sich, Meiden sich, fassen sich, Weil Singen in der Nacht Liebe weckt, Freude macht, Zaubern ein Sternenzelt, Drin eins das andre halt, Zeigen sich, verstecken sich, Trösten sich, necken sich... Nacht wär und Angst die Welt Ohne dich, ohne mich, ohne dich.
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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 327.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Dreistimmige Musik", written 1934 [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 Alfred von Beckerath (1901 - 1978), "Dreistimmige Musik", published 1939 [ three-part children's chorus or women's chorus and instrumental ensemble ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dieter Frommlet (b. 1933), "Dreistimmige Musik", published 1999 [ three-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Rudolf) Walther Hirschberg (1889 - 1960), "Dreistimmige Musik", op. 47a (Zwölf Lieder) no. 6 [ high voice or medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Jochum (1898 - 1969), "Intermezzo", op. 148 no. 2, published 1954 [ three-part chorus of equal voices a cappella ], from O Musika! Dir wird groß Lob gegeben, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Lache , "Dreistimmige Musik ", 1950 [ vocal trio with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Peter Planyawsky (b. 1947), "Dreistimmige Musik", published 1982 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Steffen (1923 - 1993), "Dreistimmige Musik ", op. 19 no. 1, published 1963 [ speaker, four-part mixed chorus, clarinet, violin, and piano ], from Hermann Hesse-Zyklus, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolf Töpfer (b. 1891), "Dreistimmige Musik " [ vocal trio with oboe, clarinet, and horn ], from Eine Stimme singt in der Nacht - Kantate nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolf Töpfer (b. 1891), "Dreistimmige Musik ", <<1963 [ vocal trio for three tenors a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Zoll (1907 - 1978), "Stimmen in der Nacht", published 1961 [ three four-part mixed choruses a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
Line count: 25
Word count: 116
A voice sings in the night, The night, which makes it afraid, Sings of its fear, its courage; Singing conquers the night. Singing is good. A second [voice] begins and sings along, Keeping pace with the other, Gives it answer and laughs, Because to sing as a twosome in the night Makes it happy. A third voice joins in, Dances and moves in the night With [the others]. And the three Become radiance of the stars And magic. They catch each other, separate, Avoid each other, hold each other, Because singing in the night Wakens love, creates happiness, They conjure up a canopy of stars In which one holds the other, They reveal themselves, hide themselves, Comfort each other, tease each other . . . The world would be night and fear Without you, without me, without you.
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Translations of title(s):
"Stimmen in der Nacht" = "Voices in the night"
"Dreistimmige Musik" = "Three-part music"
"Intermezzo" = "Intermezzo "
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Dreistimmige Musik", written 1934
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-10
Line count: 25
Word count: 138