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by Robert Hamerling (1830 - 1889)

O selig, wem in stiller Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
O selig, wem in stiller Nacht 
  Erscheint ein liebes Bild:
Wie glänzt es hold in Wonnepracht, 
  Wie schimmert es so mild!

O wunderhelles Lockengold,
  O Wange, süß erglüht!
Ist denn die Traute gar so hold.
  Wie nun vor mir sie blüht?

Im Herzen ruhte mir am Taq
  Ihr Bild, ich wußt' es nicht;
Und nun bei Nachtigallenschlag
  Geht auf das holde Licht:

Es geht mir auf in Liebespracht
  Und lächelt mir so mild:
O selig, wem in stiller Nacht
  Erscheint ein liebes Bild!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Hamerling (1830 - 1889), "O selig", appears in Sinnen und Minnen: Ein Jugendleben in Liedern, in Lieder, first published 1870 [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 Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "O selig", op. 42 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 6 (1880), published 1880 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "O selig, wem in stiller Nacht", op. 72 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-09-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 83

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