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Fern hallt Musik; doch hier ist stille Nacht, Mit Schlummerduft anhauchen mich die Pflanzen: Ich habe immer, immer dein gedacht; Ich möchte schlafen, aber du mußt tanzen. Es hört nicht auf, es rast ohn' Unterlaß; Die Kerzen brennen und die Geigen schreien, Es teilen und es schließen sich die Reihen, Und alle glühen; aber du bist blaß. Und du mußt tanzen; fremde Arme schmiegen Sich an dein Herz; o leide nicht Gewalt! Ich seh dein weißes Kleid vorüberfliegen Und deine leichte, zärtliche Gestalt. - Und süßer strömend quillt der Duft der Nacht Und träumerischer aus dem Kelch der Pflanzen. Ich habe immer, immer dein gedacht; Ich möchte schlafen, aber du mußt tanzen.
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Authorship
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Hyazinthen" [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), "Hyazinthen", op. 57 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Theodor Storm für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 1, Wien, Rörich [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Kögel , "Hyacinthen", op. 6 (Sechs Gedichte von Theodor Storm für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Hyazinthen", op. 58 (Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Storm) no. 2, published 1848 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Artur Schnabel (1882 - 1951), "Hyazinthen", op. 14 no. 5, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder op. 14 für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 5, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Hyacinths", copyright ©
- ENG English (Elisabeth Siekhaus) , "Hyacinths", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Jacinthes", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 112
Music echoes from afar, but here it is silent night, with slumber-scents breathing from the flowers: I have always, always thought of you; I would sleep, but you must dance. It will not stop, there is no rest - the candles burn and the fiddles shrill, the rows of dancers part and come close, and everyone is flushed - but you are pale. And you had to dance; the arms of strangers are nestled at your breast; o endure no more! I see your white dress fly past, and your light, delicate form. And more sweetly streams the scents of night, and more dreamily, from the chalices of flowers. I have always, always, thought of you; I would sleep, but you must dance.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Hyazinthen"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 124