As quiet as the night | As quiet as the night

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by John Glenn Paton

Still wie die Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG IRI

Still wie die Nacht 
und tief wie das Meer, 
soll deine Liebe sein!
Wenn du mich liebst, 
so wie ich dich, 
will ich dein eigen sein.
Heiß wie der Stahl 
und fest wie der Stein 
soll deine Liebe sein!

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Still wie die Nacht", op. 326 (Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 27, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Still wie die Nacht", published 1900 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Duette für 2 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
by Frederica Rowley , "Still wie die Nacht", op. 5, published 1892 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rud. Dietrich [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "As quiet as the night", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 39

As quiet as the night

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

As quiet as the night 
and deep as the sea, 
your love should be!
If you love me 
the same as I love you, 
I want to be yours.
As hot as steel 
and as firm as a rock, 
your love should be!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 43