by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Gute Nacht mein Herz und schlummre ein!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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[Gute Nacht mein Herz]1 und schlummre ein!
In diesen Herbstestagen
Ohne Blumen und Sonnenschein
Was willst du schlagen?

Dein Schmerz ist aus, deine Lust ist tot,
Verweht [sind Lenz und]2 Lieder;
Der Liebe Röslein purpurroth
Blüht nimmer wieder.

Singend zog er [ins]3 Land hinein,
Der falsche, liebe Knabe --
Und du? - [Im stillen Grabe]4
Schlafe mein Herz, schlaf' ein!

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Confirmed with Emanuel Geibels Gesammelte Werke in acht Bänden, Erster Band, Jugendgedichte. Zeitstimmen. Sonette, Dritte Auflage, Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1893, page 69.

1 Goldschmidt's setting begins "Gut Nacht, gut Nacht, mein Herz" ; further changes may exist not shown above. Courvoisier: "Gute Nacht, mein Herz, gute Nacht"; Hecht, Pohlig, Sturm: "Gut' Nacht, mein Herz"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Andersson: "ist Lenz, verweht sind"
3 Andersson: "in das"
4 Bolko von Hochberg: "In deinem Grabe"

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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-21
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Good night, my heart, and go to sleep!
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
[Good night, my heart,]1 and go to sleep!
In these autumn days;
Without flowers and sunshine,
Why should you wish to beat?

Your pain is over, your joy is dead,
Springtime and songs have dissipated;
The little crimson rose of love
Shall never bloom again.

Singing, he travelled off into the countryside,
The false, dear lad --
And you? - In [the quiet]2 grave
Go to sleep, my heart, go to sleep!

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Translations of title(s):
"Gute Nacht" = "Good night"
"Gute Nacht, mein Herz" = "Good night, my heart"
"Gute Nacht mein Herz und schlummre ein" = "Good night, my heart, and go to sleep"
"Gut' Nacht mein Herz" = "Good night, my heart"
"Gut' Nacht, mein Herz und schlummre ein" = "Good night, my heart, and go to sleep"
"Herbstgefühl" = "Autumnal feeling"
"Mädchenlied" = "Maiden's song"
"Mädchenlieder. III" = "Maidens' songs III"
"Schlafe mein Herz, schlaf ein" = "Go to sleep, my heart, go to sleep"
"Zur Nacht" = "At night"

1 Goldschmidt's setting begins "Good night, good night, my heart"; further changes may exist not shown above. Courvoisier: " Good night, my heart, good night"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Bolko von Hochberg: "your"

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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-13
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