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Es ist Nacht, und mein Herz kommt zu dir, hält's nicht aus, hält's nicht aus mehr bei mir. Legt sich dir auf die Brust, wie ein Stein, sinkt hinein, zu dem deinen hinein. Dort erst, dort erst kommt es zur Ruh, liegt am Grund seines ewigen Du.
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- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Ich und Du, in Lieder [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 Marius Flothuis (1914 - 2001), "Es ist Nacht", op. 3 (Vier liederen) no. 2 (1938), orchestrated 1939 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Rudolf Jaggi (b. 1940), "Es ist Nacht", 1997 [voice and piano], from Drei Morgenstern-Lieder, no. 2 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Es ist Nacht", op. 60 no. 2, from Lieder der Liebe I, no. 2, also set in Finnish (Suomi) [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Es ist Nacht", 1922 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by V. Arti (Kaarlo Väinö Valve) (1885 - 1963) ENG FRE ; composed by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2016
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Il fait nuit", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 47
It is night And my heart goes to you, For it can no longer stand To be with me. It lies upon your breast Like a stone, Sinking inside To be your own within. There, at last, There at last it finds peace, Lying in the depths Of the eternal You.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Ich und Du, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 51