The world has silently fallen asleep | The world has silently fallen asleep

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by Karl Kobald (1876 - 1957)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Welt ist stille eingeschlafen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Welt ist stille eingeschlafen,
Ruht im Mondenschein.
Öffnen sich im Himmelshafen
Augen, golden, rein.

Gottes Geige singt jetzt leise -
Liebste, denk' an Dich.
Wie im Traumboot geht die Reise,
Such' in Sternen Dich.

Strahlen seliger Lieb' erhellen
Meines Herzens Raum.
Zwiesprach' halten unsere Seelen,
Küssen sich im Traum.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Kobald (1876 - 1957) [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 Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Welt ist stille eingeschlafen", op. 22 (Three Lieder) no. 3 (1928/9) [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The world has silently fallen asleep", copyright © 2023

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 48

The world has silently fallen asleep

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The world has silently fallen asleep,
resting in the moonlight.
In the haven of the sky, open,
eyes -- golden, pure.

God's violin now sings softly,
dearest, for I am thinking of you.
The journey proceeds like a ship of dreams
as I search for you in the stars.

Rays of blissful love illuminate
my whole heart.
Our souls hold communion
in the dream, kissing each other.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Kobald (1876 - 1957)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 66