by Ludwig Friedrich Seyffardt (1827 - 1900)
Translation Singable translation by George Linley
All Abend, bevor ich zur Ruhe geh
Language: German (Deutsch)
All Abend, bevor ich zur Ruhe geh, Blick ich hinaus in die Nacht, Und wenn ich ein helles Sternlein dann seh, Das leuchtend am Himmel wacht: Dann denk ich an deine blauen Äugelein, Die klar wie die Sterne wohl sind, Und ich rufe aus der Ferne dann: Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind! Und wenn am Himmel die Sternlein nicht stehn, Kein einz'ges freundlich mir lacht, Wenn dort oben düster die Wolken gehn, Und dunkel und trübe die Nacht, Dann denk ich an deine Locken, Die schwarz, ja schwarz wie die Nacht wohl sind, Und ich rufe aus der Ferne dann: Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind!
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Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Friedrich Seyffardt (1827 - 1900) [author's text not yet checked 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 Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind", op. 137 (3 Lieder für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand Anacker (1790 - 1854), "Abendständchen", published 1874 [ men's chorus ], from Vier Gesänge für Männerstimmen, no. 3, Langensalza, Beyer [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (George Linley) , "Thee only I love"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 107
Thee only I love
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When twilight is stealing o'er hill and vale, Wand'ring I muse, then, on Thee: When warbles the lonely nightingale, How welcome, the hour to me. When soft ev'ning breezes, round me gently sigh, And woo ev'ry flow'r of the grove, On their wings I wish each thought could fly, Whisp'ring fondly "Thee only I love!" When stars shine forth with a mild, placid light, and watch o'er us seem to keep, When the friendly moon, lovely Queen of Night! Looks down on the tremulous deep. Ah then, how I wish that thou wert near, To share the blest calm above, When my lips might whisper in thine ear, Yes! "thee only, thee only, I love!"
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by George Linley , "Thee only I love" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Friedrich Seyffardt (1827 - 1900)
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: 2008-04-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 115