by
Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)
Bergnacht mit deinem Waldeszauber
Language: German (Deutsch)
Bergnacht mit deinem Waldeszauber,
Mondnacht mit deinem vollen Schein!
Es rauscht im Tann, es rauscht im Laube,
Die Halme blühen ums Gestein.
Leis streift der Wind die Almenmatten,
Das wogt so duftig und so sacht;
Da dunkelt's -- nur ein Wolkenschatten --
Und wieder volle, klare Nacht!
Die Funken auf dem Almherd knistern,
Fern klingt der Herden Nachtgeläut;
Die Mägdlein singen, andre flüstern
Von Minne und von holder Zeit.
Ich hör' ihr Flüstern nicht und Singen,
Lieg' draußen in der Sternenpracht --
Mir war zu Sinn, als hört' ich klingen
Den Elfensang der Heidennacht!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Karl Stieler, Neue Hochlandslieder, herausgegeben von Karl Quenzel, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, [1917], pages 44-45.
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Mountain night with your forest magic
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Mountain night with your forest magic,
Moonlit night with your full radiance!
There is soughing in the forest, there is soughing in the foliage,
The stalks bloom about the rocks.
Quietly the wind brushes the alpine meadows,
So scented and so gentle is the surging;
It darkens -- only the shadow of a cloud --
And then again full, clear night!
The sparks crackle upon the alpine stove,
Far away the nighttime tolling of the cowbells sounds;
The maidens sing, others whisper
Of love and of beautiful times.
I do not hear their whispering and singing,
I lie outdoors in the glory of the stars --
It seemed to me as if I heard the song of the elves
Sounding in the heath-night!
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Translations of title(s):
"Almennacht" = "Night on the alp"
"Lenznacht, mit deinem Waldeszauber" = "Spring night with your forest magic"
"Bergnacht, mit deinem Waldeszauber" = "Mountain night with your forest magic"
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