by
Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900)
Feierlich, schauerlich
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Feierlich, schauerlich,
Düster und bang
Tönet der Glocke
Schlummergesang.
Löscht nun die Lichter,
Die Asche deckt zu;
Der Morgen bringt Sorgen,
Die Nacht bringt die Ruh!
Die Fenster sind dunkel,
Die Herde sind kalt, --
Die Töne verklungen,
Die Schritte verhallt.
Kein Laut in der Kammer,
Im Saale kein Schall;
Schlaf und Vergessenheit
Herrscht überall!
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Confirmed with Ernst Eckstein, In Moll und Dur, Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1877, page 160.
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Solemnly, spookily
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Solemnly, spookily,
Sombrely and anxiously
Sounds the bell’s
Slumber song.
Extinguish the lights now,
Cover the embers;
The morrow brings worries,
The night brings rest!
The windows are dark,
The hearths are cold,--
The tones have ceased sounding,
The sound of footsteps has died away.
No sound in the chamber,
No echo in the hall;
Sleep and forgetting
Reign everywhere!
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Translations of title(s):
"Die Nachtglocke" = "The night-bell"
"Die Nachtglocke im Winter" = "The night-bell in winter"
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