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Gut Nacht, gut Nacht, mein liebster Schatz, Gut Nacht, schlaf wohl, mein Kind! Daß dich die Engel hüten all, Die in dem Himmel sind! Gut Nacht, gut Nacht, mein lieber Schatz, Schlaf du, von nachten lind. Schlaf wohl, schlaf wohl und träume von mir, Träum von mir heute nacht! Daß, wenn ich auch da schlafen tu, Mein Herz um dich doch wacht; Daß es in lauter Liebesglut An dich derzeit gedacht. Es singt im Busch die Nachtigall Im klaren Mondenschein, Der Mond scheint in das Fenster dir, Guckt in dein Kämmerlein; Der Mond schaut dich im Schlummer da, Doch ich muß ziehn allein!
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from Deutsche Volkslieder, Kretzschmer, Zuccalmaglio: Berlin, first published 1838-40 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ständchen", op. 14 (Acht Lieder und Romanzen) no. 7 (1858), published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Serenata", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Serenade", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Serenade", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , "Serenata", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 103
Good night, good night, my lovely treasure, Good night, sleep well, my child! May you be guarded by all the angels That are in Heaven! Good night, good night, my dearest treasure, Sleep softly through the night. Sleep well, sleep well and dream of me, Dream of me tonight! Then, when I also go to sleep, My heart will watch over you, And because of the passion of your love, It will think of you. A nightingale sings in a bush, In the clear light of the moon, The moon shines on you from the window, Peeps into your bedroom; The moon observes you in slumber there, Yet I must make my way alone!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from Deutsche Volkslieder, Kretzschmer, Zuccalmaglio: Berlin, first published 1838-40
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 114