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Draussen in der weiten Nacht Steh' ich wieder nun: Ihre helle Sternenpracht Läßt mein Herz nicht ruhn! Tausend Arme winken mir Süßbegehrend zu, Tausend Stimmen rufen hier: »Grüß dich, [Schwärmer]1, du!« O ich weiß auch, was mich zieht, Weiß auch, was mich ruft, Was wie [Freundesgruß]2 und Lied Locket durch die Luft. Siehst du dort das Hüttchen stehn, Drauf der Mondschein ruht? Durch die blanken Scheiben sehn Augen, die mir gut! Siehst du dort das Haus am Bach, Das der Mond bescheint? Unter seinem trauten Dach Schläft mein liebster Freund. Siehst du jenen Baum, der voll Silberflocken flimmt? O wie oft mein Busen schwoll, Froher dort gestimmt! Jedes Plätzchen, das mir winkt, Ist ein lieber Platz; Und wohin ein Strahl nur sinkt, Lockt ein theurer Schatz. Drum auch winkt mir's überall So begehrend hier, Drum auch ruft es, wie der Schall Trauter Liebe mir.
Confirmed with Joh. Gabr. Seidl's Dichtungen. Zweiter Theil. Lieder der Nacht. [...] Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Wien. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger. 1826, pages 45-46; and with Lieder der Nacht. Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Wien, 1851. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger's Witwe, pages 48-49.
1 Schubert: "Trauter"2 Seidl (1851 edition), and Schubert: "Freundes Gruß"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Im Freien", appears in Lieder der Nacht [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Im Freien", op. 80 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, D 880 (1826), published 1827, first performed 1827 [ voice, piano ], Tobias Haslinger, VN 5028, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A cel obert", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de vrije natuur", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Gordon) , "Courtship", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dehors", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "All'aperto", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: David Gordon , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 144
Outside in the vast night Now once more I stand; Its bright, starry splendour Grants my heart no peace. A thousand arms beckon to me With sweet longing A thousand voices call to me: 'Greetings, thou dear friend!' Oh, I know what draws me, What calls to me, Like a friend's greeting, a song Floating enticingly through the air. Do you see there the cottage On which the moonlight is lingering? From its sparkling windows gaze out Fond eyes. Do you see the house there by the brook, Lit by the moon? Beneath its homey roof My dearest friend sleeps. Do you see that tree, Glittering with flakes of silver? Oh, how often did my heart Swell there with joy! Every little place that beckons Is precious to me And wherever a moonbeam falls, Cherished treasure entices. So everything here Beckons to me with longing And calls to me With the sounds of true love.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Im Freien", appears in Lieder der Nacht
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 155