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Aufgewacht, aufgewacht, Laß sie flieh'n, [des Traumes Schwingen]1, Denn ein Lied will ich dir singen, Dir vertrauend und der Nacht, Aufgewacht! -- Hör mir zu, hör mir zu, Horchst ja sonst gern aller Orten Meiner Liebe Schmeichelworten, Denn ihr Gegenstand bist du. Hör' mir zu. -- Hab dich lieb, hab dich lieb: Fühls an meiner Stimme beben, Daß ein Stern du meinem Leben, Der mir hell und heilig blieb: Hab dich lieb. Bist mir gut, bist mir gut: Willst auch du dein Herz verhüllen Les' ichs doch in deiner stillen Liebefeuchten [Augen Glut]2: Bist mir gut. -- Rings wirds laut, rings wirds laut; Lauscher klirren mit den Scheiben, Lieb' muß ein Geheimniß bleiben, Das man nicht der Welt vertraut -- Rings wirds laut. -- Ich muß fort -- ich muß fort! Darf ich auch nicht weiter singen Wird im Herzen mir erklingen Lieb und Lied an jedem Ort -- Ich muß fort! -- Gute Nacht -- gute Nacht! Dunkel wird die Welt mir wieder Bis du, deine Augenlider Öffnend, mir den Tag gebracht -- Gute Nacht! --
J. Lang sets stanzas 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Confirmed with Huldigung der Frauen. Ein Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1830, herausgegeben von J.F. Castelli, Achter Jahrgang, Wien: bey Fr. Tendler, 1830, pages 228-229.
Note to stanza 7, line 3: The word "Augenlider" is incorrectly given as "Augenlieder" in the published poem. It has been corrected above.
1 Nickerl: "die Traumesschwingen"2 Lang: "Augenglut"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm, Freiherr von Marsano (1797 - 1871), "Ständchen" [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 H. Bussdorff , "Ständchen" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Ständchen", op. 4 (Vier deutsche Lieder) no. 3, published 1833, stanzas 1,2,4,6,7 [ voice and piano ], note: originally published without opus; designated in 1867 as opus 4 ; München und Bern: Joseph Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ottocar Nickerl ( flourished 1861-1873 ), "Ständchen", published 1862 [ men's chorus ], Prague: Fleischer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn (1811 - 1886), "Ständchen", op. 14 (Gesänge und Lieder) no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wenzel Heinrich Veit (1806 - 1864), "Ständchen", op. 55, published 1863 [ voice and piano ], Prag, Schalek und W., also set in Czech (Čeština) [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Serenade", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-09
Line count: 35
Word count: 169
Awaken, awaken, Let the wings of dreams depart, For I wish to sing you a song, To entrust it to you and the night, Awaken! -- Listen to me, listen to me, You usually listen to my flattering words of love So gladly everywhere, For you are the one of whom I speak. Listen to me. -- I love you, I love you: By the trembling of my voice I feel That you are a star of my life That remains bright and holy for me: I love you. You're fond of me, you're fond of me: Even if you wished to hide your heart, I would still read it in the silent, Moist, loving glow of your eyes: You're fond of me. -- Round about it grows loud, round about it grows loud: Eavesdroppers are clanking with their windows, Love must remain a secret That one does not entrust to the world -- Round about it grows loud. -- I must depart, I must depart! Even if I am not permitted to sing any longer, In my heart there will ring out Love and song wherever I go -- I must depart! -- Good night, good night! The world once more grows dark for me Until your eyelids with their opening Bring me daylight -- Good night! --
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm, Freiherr von Marsano (1797 - 1871), "Ständchen"
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-09
Line count: 35
Word count: 210