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Es ist ein Flüstern in der Nacht, Es hat mich ganz um den Schlaf gebracht: Ich fühl's, es will sich was verkünden Und kann den Weg nicht zu mir finden. Sind's Liebesworte, vertraut dem Wind, Die unterwegs verwehet sind? Oder ist's Unheil aus künftigen Tagen, Das emsig drängt, sich anzusagen?
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Authorship:
- by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Es ist ein Flüstern" [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Es ist ein Flüstern in der Nacht", op. 92 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Clavierbegleitung) no. 3, published 1901 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Es ist ein Flüstern in der Nacht", op. 29 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe -- für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3 (1894), published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bertold Hummel (1925 - 2002), "Es ist ein Flüstern", op. 71b no. 6, from Zehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Theodor Storm, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Kögel , "Es ist ein Flüstern in der Nacht", op. 6 (Sechs Gedichte von Theodor Storm für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolph, Freiherr von Procházka (1864 - 1936), "Geflüster bei Nacht", op. 11 (Sieben Lieder und Gesänge und Ode) no. 4 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Geflüster der Nacht", op. 2 (Dreizehn Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier), Heft 1 no. 3 (1894-6), published 1897 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "There is a whispering in the night", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Il y a un chuchotement", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jakob Kellner
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 50
There is a whispering in the night - it has kept me entirely from my sleep. I feel it wants to tell me something, and cannot find the way to me. Are they words of love, confided to the wind, and blown off course on the way? Or is it some disaster from future days, that eagerly hurries here to announce itself?
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Es ist ein Flüstern"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 63