by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
Translation Singable translation by Margaret E. Bache
Erwachen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Nacht vergeht nach süßer Ruh, hör mein Gebet, Allmächt'ger, du! Der du dein Bild, den Menschen, schufst, die Gattin mild ans Herz ihm rufst. O, laß den Trieb der Liebe mein der ew'gen Lieb' ein Abbild sein, daß jeder Tag, mit ihm vereint, mir scheinen mag, wie dieser scheint. Bis Liebe geht dem Himmel zu hör' mein Gebet, Allmächt'ger, du!
Authorship:
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Erwachen", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Brautlieder [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Erwachen", 1856-9, from Brautlieder, no. 4. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Margaret E. Bache) , title 1: "Awaking"
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-14
Line count: 10
Word count: 61
Awaking
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
The night is past, to Thee I bow, Hear this my prayer, Almighty, Thow! Thou didst Thine image, man, create, And helpmeet mild to share his fate; O let the current of my love Reflection be of Thine above; That ev'ry day together passed, May be as bright from first to last: Till Love heavenward doth flow, Hear this my prayer, Almighty, Thou!
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Margaret E. Bache , "Awaking" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Erwachen", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Zu eignen Weisen, in Brautlieder
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-14
Line count: 10
Word count: 63