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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Nun ist es still um Hof und Scheuer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Nun ist es still um Hof und Scheuer,
Und in der Mühle ruht der Stein;
Der Birnenbaum mit blanken Blättern
Steht regungslos im Sonnenschein.

[Die Bienen summen so verschlafen]1;
Und in der offnen Bodenluk',
Benebelt von dem Duft des Heues,
Im grauen Röcklein nickt der Puk.

Der Müller schnarcht und das Gesinde,
Und nur die Tochter wacht im Haus;
Die lachet still und zieht sich heimlich
Fürsichtig die Pantoffeln aus.

Sie geht und weckt den Müllerburschen,
Der kaum den schweren Augen traut:
"Nun küsse mich, verliebter Junge;
Doch sauber, sauber! nicht [zu]2 laut."

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   B. Scholz 

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1 in Storm's first version: "Die Bienen summen wie im Dusel"
2 Scholz: "so"

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "Sommermittag", written 1854, first published 1854 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), "Sommermittag", op. 65 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Clavierbegleitung) no. 5 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Friedrich) August Bungert (1845 - 1915), "Sommernachmittag", op. 55 no. 3, published 1894 [ low voice and piano ], from Aus der Verschollenheit. Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Leede [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Otto Georg Alexander Kockert (1865 - 1941), "Sommermittag", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Neues Buch der Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Rühle & Wendung [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Bernhard Ernst Scholz (1835 - 1916), "Sommermittag", op. 32 (Drei Lieder für eine Mezzosopranstimme mit Pianoforte-Begleitung) no. 3 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Sommermittag", op. 19 (5 Lieder) no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Alfred Tofft (1865 - 1931), "Sommermittag", op. 6 no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Erotische Blätter. Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Summer's noon", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À midi l'été", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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