In the night | The linden tree that forms a canopy over my house

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by Luise Elisabeth Bertha Koch (1875 - 1966), as Maidy Koch

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Linde, die mein Haus überdacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Linde, die mein Haus überdacht,
Duftet so schwül und so schwer.
Seit die Grillen singen in jeder Nacht,
Schlaf' ich nicht mehr . . .

Ich lehn' am Fenster; der Sommerwind
Weht mir die Haare zurück.
Und ich denke, wie still meine Nächte sind
Und wart' auf Glück . . .

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Confirmed with Dämmerung. Gedichte von Maidy Koch, Dresden und Leipzig: E. Pierson's Verlag, 1900, page 4.

Text Authorship:

by Luise Elisabeth Bertha Koch (1875 - 1966), as Maidy Koch, no title, appears in Dämmerung [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 Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "In der Nacht", op. 9 (Drei Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the night", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-10-12
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In the night

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The linden tree that forms a canopy over my house
Emits its so sensuous and so heavy scent.
Since the crickets sing during every night,
I no longer sleep . . .

I lean out at my window, the summer wind
Blows back my hair.
And I think about how quiet my nights are
And wait for happiness . . .

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Luise Elisabeth Bertha Koch (1875 - 1966), as Maidy Koch, no title, appears in Dämmerung
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This text was added to the website: 2022-10-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 61