The water-springs sang in the deep night

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by Robert Graf (1878 - 1952)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Quellen sangen in tiefer Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Quellen sangen in tiefer Nacht,
Sie wiegten Mondlicht auf ihren Wellen
Und haben goldenen Glanz ins Tal gebracht.

Ich lauschte noch vom Lager ihrem Liede
Und habe [lange, lange]¹ nachgedacht,
Was sich vor Zeiten alles zugetragen.
Dann haben Träume ganz mit Zagen
Aus weiter Ferne mir dein Bild gebracht.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Marx

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Confirmed with Erinnerungen. Gedichte von Robert Graf, Leykam-Verlag, Graz 1940, page 28.

¹ Marx: "lange"

Text Authorship:

by Robert Graf (1878 - 1952), "Serenata II", appears in Erinnerungen [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 Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Serenata", 1908, published 1917 [ high voice and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, III. Folge, Nr.15 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2017-02-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 51

The water‑springs sang in the deep night

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The water-springs sang in the deep night,
They let the moonlight play upon their waves
And have brought a golden radiance into the valley.

From my bed, I still listened to their song
And for a [long, long]¹ time I pondered
What had happened in times long past.
Then dreams, utterly with hesitation,
Brought me your image out of the far distance.

Available sung text translations: ← What is this?

• J. Marx

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Translations of titles:
"Serenata" = "Serenata"
"Serenata II" = "Serenata II"

¹ Marx: "long"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Graf (1878 - 1952), "Serenata II", appears in Erinnerungen
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 63