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Überm Lande die Sterne Machen die Runde bei Nacht, Mein Schatz ist in der Ferne, Liegt am Feuer auf der Wacht. Übers Feld bellen Hunde; Wenn der Mondschein erblich, Rauscht der Wald auf im Grunde: Reiter, jetzt hüte dich!
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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.
Authorship
- by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 3 [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 Cesar Bresgen (1913 - 1988), "Überm Lande die Sterne", 1938 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Eichendorff-Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier, Bad Godesberg / Potsdam: Ludwig Voggenreiter Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Nacht", op. 21 (Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 9, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz (Friedrich) von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "Nacht", op. 7 (Vier zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 3 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Braunschweig: H. Litolff [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. 5, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Somborn (b. 1851), "So falsch ist die Nacht", op. 12, Heft 1 no. 1, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Gedichte aus dem Nachlasse J. von Eichendorff's für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Überm Lande die Sterne", op. 65 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1891 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig-Reudnitz, Protze [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , no title, copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-21
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Word count: 39
Au-dessus du pays les étoiles Font la ronde dans la nuit, Mon trésor est au loin, Il monte la garde couché près du feu. Les chiens aboient sur les champs ; Quand le clair de lune s'estompe, Un bruissement monte du fond de la forêt : Cavalier, maintenant garde-toi !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2020 by Pierre Mathé, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 3
This text was added to the website: 2020-11-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 50