Tritt nicht hinas jetzt vor die Tür,
Die Nacht hat eignen Sang,
Das Waldhorn ruft, als rief's nach dir,
Betrüglich ist der irre Klang,
Endlos der Wälder Labyrinth -
Behüt dich Gott, du schönes Kind!

About the headline (FAQ)

When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.

Text Authorship:

• by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 2 [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 Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Tritt nicht hinaus", op. 21 (Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 8, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
• by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Nacht", op. 26 (Zwölf Gesänge für eine Singstimme und Piano), Heft 1 no. 4, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Andreas Zöllner (1811 - 1862), "Nacht" [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], confirmed with Orpheon, viertes Band, ed. by Th. Thäglichsbeck, Stuttgart: Karl Göpel, no date, pages 58 - 59
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-11-21
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