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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

In stiller Bucht, bei finstrer Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT
In stiller Bucht, bei finstrer Nacht,
Schläft tief die Welt im Grunde,
Die Berge rings stehn auf der Wacht,
Der Himmel macht die Runde,
Geht um und um,
Ums Land herum
Mit seinen goldnen Scharen,
Die Frommen zu bewahren.

Kommt nur heran mit eurer List,
Mit Leitern, Strick und Banden,
Der Herr doch noch viel stärker ist,
Macht euren Witz zuschanden.
Wie wart ihr klug! -
Nun schwindelt Trug
Hinab vom Felsenrande -
Wie seid ihr dumm! o Schande!

Gleichwie die Stämme in dem Wald
Wolln wir zusammenhalten,
Ein' feste Burg, Trutz der Gewalt,
Verbleiben treu die alten.
Steig, Sonne, schön!
Wirf von den Höhn
Nacht und die mit ihr kamen,
Hinab in Gottes Namen.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Tiroler Nachtwache", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Zeitlieder [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 Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Der Tiroler Nachtwache", op. 52, published 1926, first performed 1926 [ men's chorus and woodwinds, handbells, and organ; or men's chorus a cappella ], Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der eidgenossen Nachtwache", op. 62 (Drei Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 1 (1847), published 1848 [ TTBB chorus ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De nachtwacht der eedgenoten", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-04-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 113

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