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by Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstäcker (1816 - 1872)
Translation

Serenade
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Für dich, für dich, kein Name nennt
dich, Liebchen, mir,
doch glaube mir,
nur du, nur du bist all mein Glück,
dir schlägt mein Herz allein, nur dir.

Verglüht, verglüht im Westen stahl
sich leis' hinab
ins Meeresgrab
der Sonne Licht, doch glüht ihr Strahl
im Herzen fort und stirbt nicht ab.

Nur dir, nur dir erklingt mein Lied
in sel'ger Lust
aus treuer Brust,
was durch das Herz in Wonne zieht,
nur seiner Liebe sich bewusst.

Schlaf wohl, schlaf wohl in stiller Ruh'!
Die heil'ge Nacht
in dunkler Pracht
küsst dir die treuen Augen zu.
Schlaf, holdes Lieb, dein Trauter wacht!

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstäcker (1816 - 1872), no title, appears in Señor Aguila, in chapter 4, 'Einige Überraschungen'
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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 Adolph Hölzel (1813 - 1883), "Serenade", op. 58 no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2022-01-13
Line count: 20
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