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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Der Tag ist gegangen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Jäger.
 Der Tag ist gegangen
 Hier irr' ich allein,
 Wie graut mir hier außen!
 O lass mich hinein.

Schäferin. 
 Hier innen ists dunkel,
 Die Hütte ist klein,
 Der Mond steht da draußen,
 Du bist nicht allein.

Jäger.
 Und willst du nicht öffnen,
 So geh' ich in Wald
 Und blase mein Hörnlein,
 Das rüstig erschallt,

 Und jage die Wolken
 Vom Himmel wohl all',
 Dann tanzen die Sterne
 Zum lustigen Schall.

Schäferin.
 Ich fühle, darfst glauben
 Indessen kein Leid,
 Ich treibe wohl träumend
 Die Schäflein zur Weid.

 Ich lausche dem Vogel,
 Er singet von Scherz,
 Ich liege bei Blumen,
 Das bringet nicht Schmerz.

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Note: also titled "Nächtlicher Besuch" in his Werke volume, in the poetry section.

Text Authorship:

  • by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), no title, appears in Reiseschatten. Von dem Schattenspieler Luchs, in Reisebeschreibung, Act 8, Scene 4 [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 (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Nächtlicher Besuch", op. 38 ([Neun] Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Der Jäger und die Schäferin", op. 12 no. 4, published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Justinus Kerner, no. 4, Stuttgart: Zumsteeg'sche Musikalienhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-15
Line count: 28
Word count: 101

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