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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Hoch am Himmel hing
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Hoch am Himmel hing 
  Mond mit lichtem Schein,
Sandte seinen schönsten Silbergruß --
  Leises Flüstern ging 
  Durch den Palmenhain.
Und mit ihrem wonnetrunk'nen Kuß
Küßte mich die laue Tropennacht --
Holdes Lieb, da hab' ich Dein gedacht.

  Lotusblume hob
  Aus der weichen Well'
Ihren rosenrothen Kelch im Traum,
  Tausendfach verstob
  An dem Fels der Quell,
Und die Tropfen und verwehter Schaum
Küßten Wange mir und Stirne sacht --
Holdes Lieb, da hab' ich Dein gedacht.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, LXXXIV. Band (1886), Nro. 2118, page 70.


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Dein gedacht" [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 Hermann Genss (1856 - 1940), "Dein gedacht", op. 16 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max J. L. Gus , "Dein gedacht", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung (Heft 3), no. 11, Wiesbaden, Schellenberg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Dein gedacht", op. 27 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1886 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Adolf Weidig (1867 - 1931), "Tropennacht", op. 4 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 1, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Haring [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-05-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

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