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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Wenn alles schläft in stiller Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wenn alles schläft in stiller Nacht,
  Die Liebe wacht.
Sie wandelt leise von Haus zu Haus,
Und theilt die schönsten Gaben aus;
Sie bringet Trost für altes Leid,
Bringt neue Lust und Fröhlichkeit. --
Laß, Liebe, deine Gabe mich sein,
Flicht mich in deine Träume mit ein,
Daß die, nach der mein Herz verlanget
Und sehnsuchtsglühend banget,
Im Träume mich sieht
Und hört mein Lied.

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Confirmed with Buch der Liebe von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, 1836, page 44.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 77, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836 [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 Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), "Wenn alles schläft", op. 10 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Ständchen", op. 29 (Vier Duette für 2 Singstimmen und Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1849 [ vocal duet with piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav Kulenkampff (1849 - 1921), "Wenn Alles schläft in stiller Nacht", op. 9 (Fünf Duette für 2 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1889 [ vocal duet with piano ], Bremen, Meinhardt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Joseph Messer (1811 - 1860), "Wenn Alles schläft in stiller Nacht", op. 3 (Drei zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt) no. 2, published 1846 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Offenbach, André  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich August Reissiger (1809 - 1883), "Walten der Liebe", op. 17 (Gesänge und Lieder, sechstes Liederheft) no. 1, published 1836 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Berlin, Crantz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Witt (1819 - 1890), "Ständchen" [ vocal quartet for male voices ], from Fünf Quartette für Männerstimmen, no. 5, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wölfl , "Die Liebe wacht", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

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