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O schöne Nacht! Am Himmel märchenhaft Erglänzt der Mond in seiner ganzen Pracht; Um ihn der kleinen Sterne liebliche Genossenschaft. Es schimmert hell der Tau Am grünen Halm; mit Macht Im Fliederbusche schlägt die Nachtigall; Der Knabe schleicht zu seiner Liebsten sacht - O schöne Nacht!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "O schöne Nacht", op. 92 (Vier Quartette) no. 1 (1877?), published 1884 [satb chorus and piano], Berlin, Simrock [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Hochsommernacht", op. 17 no. 1, published 1894 [voice and piano], from Zigeunerlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O lovely night", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 46
O lovely night! In the heavens, the moon gleams magically in all its splendour; about it, the sweet comradeship of tiny stars. The dew glimmers brightly on the green blades of grass; with great power, the nightingale sings out in the elder-bush; the young man steals quietly to his sweetheart - O lovely night!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 55