by
Hanns Johst (1890 - 1978)
Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG ENG
Dunkle Schwester der Seele du,
Nacht,
Wirf dich zu mir
Auf das Lager der Welt.
Und raune mir zu
Von Gott,
Der dich überdunkelte nur,
Weil er dich
In beiden Händen hält.
Confirmed with Hanns Johst, Lieder der Sehnsucht, München: Albert Langen, 1924, page 37.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Night", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Night", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 32
Night
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
You dark sister of my soul,
Night,
Cast yourself down beside me
Upon the bed of the world.
And murmur to me
Of God,
Who only shrouded you in darkness,
Because He holds you
In both of His hands.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hanns Johst (1890 - 1978), "Nacht"
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 39